The Civil Rights Movement

Nancy Ohlin

ISBN 10: 1499804547 / ISBN 13: 9781499804546

Editore: Little Bee Books Dez 2017, 2017

Neuware - 'When people think about the Civil Rights Movement, things like segregation and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech may come to mind. But what was the movement all about, and what social changes did it bring This engaging nonfiction book, complete with black-and-white interior illustrations, will make readers feel like they've traveled back in time. It covers everything from Jim Crow laws and protests to major milestones like Brown v. Board of Education and the Civil Rights Act, and more. Find out interesting, little-known facts such as how Rosa Parks was not the first person of color to refuse to give up her seat on a bus and how most of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech was actually improvised. The unique details along with the clever and humorous interior illustrations make this series stand out from the competition'--Provided by publisher. Codice articolo 9781499804546

Riassunto:

Get ready to blast back to the past and learn all about the Civil Rights Movement!

When people think about the Civil Rights Movement, things like segregation and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech may come to mind. But what was the movement all about, and what social changes did it bring? This engaging nonfiction book, complete with black-and-white interior illustrations, will make readers feel like they've traveled back in time. It covers everything from Jim Crow laws and protests to major milestones like Brown v. Board of Education and the Civil Rights Act, and more. Find out interesting, little-known facts such as how Rosa Parks was not the first person of color to refuse to give up her seat on a bus and how most of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech was actually improvised. The unique details along with the clever and humorous interior illustrations make this series stand out from the competition.

Informazioni sull'autore: Nancy Ohlin is the author of the Blast Back! series, the YA novels Always, Forever, and Beauty, and the early chapter book series Greetings from Somewhere under the pseudonym Harper Paris. She lives in Ithaca, New York, with her husband, their two kids, four cats, and assorted animals who happen to show up at their door. Visit her online at nancyohlin.com.

Roger Simó is an illustrator based in a town near Barcelona, where he lives with his wife, son, and daughter. He has become the person that he would have envied when he was a child: someone who makes a living by drawing and explaining fantastic stories. Among his many projects, he is most proud of the first book he wrote and illustrated about his first child.

Dati bibliografici

Titolo: The Civil Rights Movement
Casa editrice: Little Bee Books Dez 2017
Data di pubblicazione: 2017
Legatura: Taschenbuch
Illustratore: Simó, Roger
Condizione: Neu