The First Step: How One Girl Put Segregation on Trial

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Product Details
Price
$18.99  $17.66
Publisher
Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books
Publish Date
Pages
40
Dimensions
8.5 X 11.1 X 0.4 inches | 0.95 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9780802737397

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About the Author

Susan E. Goodman is the author of more than thirty nonfiction books for children, including How Do You Burp in Space?; See How They Run: Campaign Dreams, Election Schemes, and the Race to the White House; All in Just One Cookie, an ALA Notable Book; and On This Spot, a Washington Post Top Picture Book of the Year. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts.
www.susangoodmanbooks.com

E. B. Lewis is the acclaimed illustrator of more than fifty books for children, including the Caldecott Honor book Coming On Home Soon and several Coretta Scott King Award winners, such as Talkin' About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman and Bat Boy and His Violin. He lives in Folsom, New Jersey.
www.eblewis.com
Reviews

"An important exploration of the struggle for equality and education in this country." - starred review, School Library Journal

"With Lewis's stirring watercolors that astutely capture the emotion of history, this book is an eloquent, inspiring reminder that 'the march toward justice is a long, twisting journey.'" - The New York Times

"An excellent and careful telling of a lesser-known landmark case in the Civil Rights movement . . . E.B. Lewis' watercolors add to the story and help readers feel the resolve and confidence of the people involved . . . would certainly add to a discussion on civil rights with older students and help them understand that there were many players in the civil rights journey and that each step was built upon the past. Highly Recommended." - School Library Connection

"Goodman's real achievement here, though, is in the end matter, in which she not only expands on the lives of the major players but also talks at length of her research process and the educated guesses she made to fill in Sarah's reactions. Although the first impulse will be to put this story to curricular use in civil rights units, this could be of excellent service as an investigation into how a history book gets written." - BCCB

"A stirring and inspiring story, this one is an excellent addition to classroom and library bookshelves." - Bookpage