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ABDO Publishing Company

Just the Series: Protest Movements

Annotation: Discusses how the United States' history of slavery and segregation led people to make a change, how the sit-ins began to make businesses available to all, and how the protests changed the laws of a nation.

Genre: [Government]

Reviews: 1

Catalog Number: #155258

Format: Library Binding

Publisher: ABDO Publishing Company

Edition Date: 2018 Release Date: 12/15/17

Pages: 48 pages

ISBN: 1-532-11396-X

ISBN 13: 978-1-532-11396-3

Dewey: 323.1196073

LCCN: 2017947138

Dimensions: 24 cm.

Subject Heading:
Civil rights demonstrations. Juvenile literature.
Civil rights movements. United States. History. 20th century. Juvenile literature.
Protest movements. Juvenile literature.
Civil rights demonstrations.
Civil rights movements. United States. History. 20th century.
Protest movements.
United States. Race relations. Juvenile literture.
United States. Race relations.

Language: English

Reviews:

Horn Book (Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2018)

Each volume examines the creation, background, and inspiration behind a political protest movement. In clear, accessible prose, Harris unpacks the cultural impact and reaction to events and clearly strives to consider opposing viewpoints. In particular, Black Lives and Current Age provide much-needed, balanced portrayals of contemporary activism. Photos and graphs enhance the information. Engagement exercises are peppered throughout. Reading list, timeline. Glos., ind.

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Horn Book (Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2018)

Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Word Count: 4,036

Reading Level: 5.5

Interest Level: 3-6

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 5.5 / points: 1.0 / quiz: 193800 / grade: Middle Grades

Lexile: 790L

Guided Reading Level: S

The civil rights sit-ins sparked the larger civil rights movement, inspiring many people to protest racial inequality. Civil Rights Sit-Ins discusses how the United States' history of slavery and segregation led people to make a change, how the sit-ins began to make businesses available to all, and how the protests changed the laws of a nation. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

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