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Brown V. Board of Education: A Fight for Simple Justice
Contributor(s): Rubin, Susan Goldman (Author)
ISBN: 0823436462     ISBN-13: 9780823436460
Publisher: Holiday House
OUR PRICE:   $17.06  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: November 2016
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | School & Education
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics - Prejudice & Racism
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 20th Century
Dewey: 344.730
LCCN: 2016004631
Lexile Measure: 980
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 8.3" W x 10.1" (1.50 lbs) 144 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 185997
Reading Level: 7.1   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 4.0
 
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Publisher Description:
An award-winning author chronicles the story behind the landmark Supreme Court decision in this fascinating account for young readers.

In 1954, one of the most significant Supreme Court decisions of the twentieth Century aimed to end school segregation in the United States. The ruling was the culmination of work by many people who stood up to racial inequality, some risking significant danger and hardship, and of careful strategizing by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

Award-winning author Susan Goldman Rubin tells the stories behind the ruling and the people responsible for it. Illustrated with historical photographs, this well-researched narrative account is a perfect introduction to the history of school segregation in the United States and the long struggle to end it. An epilogue looks at the far-reaching effects of this landmark decision, and shows how our country still grapples today with a public school system not yet fully desegregated.

Detailed backmatter includes a timeline, primary source texts, and summaries of all mentioned court cases.

An ALA Notable Children's Book
A Patterson Prize Honor Book
A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year


Contributor Bio(s): Rubin, Susan Goldman: -

Susan Goldman Rubin's award-winning books for children include Fireflies in the Dark, a Sydney Taylor Award Honor Book, a Golden Kite Honor Book, and a Booklist Top Ten Art Book for Youth. She lives in California.