Katie Kawa - Chadwick Boseman Is Black Panther

Please visit our website, www.garethstevens.com. For a free color catalog of all our high-quality books, call toll free 1-800-542-2595 or fax 1-877-542-2596. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Kawa, Katie, author. Title: Chadwick Boseman is Black Panther / Katie Kawa. Description: New York: Gareth Stevens Publishing, [2020] | Series: The human behind the hero | Includes index. | African American entertainers--Biography--Juvenile literature. | African American entertainers--Biography--Juvenile literature.

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CPSIA compliance information: Batch #CW20GS: For further information contact Gareth Stevens, New York, New York at 1-800-542-2595. CONTENTS AN INSPIRING STORY Chadwick Boseman is best known for bringing the first black superheroBlack Pantherto life. However, hes also played many other black heroes on the big screen. His movies, such as Black Panther, have people around the world, and his life story is inspiring too! BEHIND THE SCENES BLACK PANTHER IS ALSO KNOWN AS TCHALLA. HES THE KING OF THE AFRICAN COUNTRY OF WAKANDA IN MARVEL MOVIES AND COMIC BOOKS . GROWING UP Chadwick Boseman was born on November 29, 1977.

He grew up in the town of Anderson, South Carolina. His parents, Carolyn and Leroy, worked hard to set a good example for their three sons. Chadwick looked up to his two older brothers, Derrick and Kevin. BEHIND THE SCENES CHADWICK WAS A GREAT BASKETBALL PLAYER IN HIGH SCHOOL, AND HE STILL LOVES BASKETBALL. HE WENT TO A SLAM DUNK IN 2018 AND LET ONE OF THE PLAYERS WEAR HIS BLACK PANTHER MASK! TELLING STORIES When Chadwick was in high school, a boy he played basketball with was shot and killed. Chadwick wrote a play to help him deal with his feelings.

Writing the play helped him see that he wanted to tell stories when he grew up. BEHIND THE SCENES CHADWICK STUDIED DIRECTING AT HOWARD UNIVERSITY IN WASHINGT ON, DC. HE ALSO STUDIED IN OXFORD, ENGLAND. HE WANTED T O BE A WRITER AND A DIRECT OR, BUT HE ALSO TOOK SOME ACTING CLASSES. A MOVIE STAR When Chadwick finished school, he acted on some TV shows. His big break came when he played the famous baseball player Jackie Robinson in the movie 42.

Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play for a team in modern times. BEHIND THE SCENES CHADWICK PLAYED THE FAMOUS SINGER JAMES BROWN IN THE 2014 MOVIE GET ON UP. IN THE 2017 MOVIE MARSHALL, HE PLAYED THURGOOD MARSHALL, WHO FOUGHT F OR EQUAL RIGHTS FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS. THE ONLY CHOICE Chadwicks life changed forever in 2014 when he was cast as Black Panther. He was the only actor considered for the part, and hed been thinking about the part for a long time. Hed even written down his own ideas for a movie about Black Panther! BEHIND THE SCENES BLACK P ANTHER F IRST APPEARED IN COMIC BOOKS IN 1966.

HE WAS BY STAN LEE AND JACK KIRBY. THE CHARAC TER BECAME PART OF THE GROUP OF SUPERHEROES KNOWN AS THE AVENGERS IN 1968. BECOMING BLACK PANTHER Becoming Black Panther wasnt easy! Chadwick had to work hard and train for many hours to play such a strong superhero. He worked with a special trainer to practice martial arts, which are kinds of fighting and self-defense people take part in as sports. BEHIND THE SCENES CHADWICK WANTED TCHALLA TO HAVE AN ACCENT, OR WAY OF SPEAKING, THAT SOUNDED LIKE PEOPLE FROM AFRICA. HE WORKED WITH A SPECIAL TEACHER TO GET IT RIGHT.

FIRST MARVEL MOVIE Chadwick first played Black Panther in the 2016 movie Captain America: Civil War. In this movie, he acted with well-known Marvel actors, such as Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans. Chadwick fit in well. Many people said he was one of the best parts of the movie! BEHIND THE SCENES MANY PEOPLE WENT TO SEE THE MARVEL SUPERHEROES FIGHT EACH OTHER IN CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR. THE MOVIE MADE MORE THAN $1 BILLION IN T ICKET SALES AROUND THE WORLD! MAKING HISTORY In 2018, Chadwick helped make history with Black Panther.

He was the first African American actor to star in his own Marvel movie. The movie meant a lot to many African Americans because it told a powerful story about black men and women. BEHIND THE SCENES RYAN COOGLER, THE DIRECTOR OF BLACK PANTHER, MADE HISTORY IN HIS OWN WAY. HE WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO DIRECT A MARVEL MOVIE. HE WAS ALSO THE YOUNGEST PERSON TO DIRECT A MARVEL MOVIE. BREAKING RECORDS People loved Black Panther! It made more than $700 million in the United States, which was more money than any other Marvel movie had made at the time.

It also made more money than any other movie in 2018. BEHIND THE SCENES DISNEY OWNS MARVEL STUDIOSTHE COMPANY THAT MAKES MARVEL MOVIES. IT HONORED T HE SUCCES S OF BLACK PANTHER BY GIVING $1 MILLION TO A GROUP THAT HELPS KIDS LEARN SKILLS. AN AWARD WINNER Black Panther also won many awards, or special honors. In 2019, it won the Screen Actors Guild Award for the best cast in a movie. Other actors vote for who wins this award.

Chadwick gave a speech when Black Panther won. BEHIND THE SCENES THE MOST FAMOUS AWARD A MOVIE CAN WIN IS THE ACADEMY AWARD, OR OSCAR, F OR BEST PICTURE. IN 2019, BLACK PANTHER BECAME THE F IRST SUPERHERO MOVIE TO BE FOR THIS AWARD. HOWEVER, IT DIDNT WIN. JOINING THE AVENGERS Only a few months after Black Panther came out, fans were able to see Chadwick in action again in Avengers: Infinity War.