Larry Dane Brimner
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award Winner
“An engaging and accessible account” for young readers about the Freedom Riders who led the landmark 1961 protests against segregation on buses (School Library Journal)
On May 4, 1961, a group of thirteen black and white civil rights activists launched the Freedom Ride, aiming to challenge the practice of segregation on buses and at bus terminal
Author
Publisher
Astra Publishing House
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
*Discover the important history of California’s migrant workers and their strike for fair wages during the Delano grape strike in the 1960’s
*Learn about Latino civil rights activist César Chávez and Filipino-American labor organizer Larry Itliong
*From Sibert award-winning author Larry Dane Brimner
Here is the gripping story of the Grape Strike that...
*Learn about Latino civil rights activist César Chávez and Filipino-American labor organizer Larry Itliong
*From Sibert award-winning author Larry Dane Brimner
Here is the gripping story of the Grape Strike that...
Author
Publisher
Astra Publishing House
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jane Addams Children's Honor Book
NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book
Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book of the Year
This nonfiction picture book focuses on Birmingham Sunday, a fateful day and significant part of the Civil Rights movement, and places it in historical context.
Racial bombings were so frequent in Birmingham, Alabama that it became known as "Bombingham." Until September 15, 1963, these attacks had been threatening but not...
NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book
Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book of the Year
This nonfiction picture book focuses on Birmingham Sunday, a fateful day and significant part of the Civil Rights movement, and places it in historical context.
Racial bombings were so frequent in Birmingham, Alabama that it became known as "Bombingham." Until September 15, 1963, these attacks had been threatening but not...
Author
Publisher
Astra Publishing House
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
A Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book
NEW FROM 2018 SIBERT MEDALIST LARRY DANE BRIMNER! Here is the story of 19 men from the film industry who were investigated for suspected communist ties during the Cold War, and the 10—known as the Hollywood Ten—who were blacklisted for standing up for their First Amendment rights and refusing to cooperate.
World War II is over, but tensions between the communist Soviet Union
Author
Publisher
Astra Publishing House
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
This chilling and harrowing account tells the story of the Scottsboro Boys, nine African-American teenagers who, when riding the rails during the Great Depression, found their lives destroyed after two white women falsely accused them of rape. Award-winning author Larry Dane Brimner explains how it took more than eighty years for their wrongful convictions to be overturned.
In 1931, nine teenagers were arrested as they traveled on a train...
In 1931, nine teenagers were arrested as they traveled on a train...
Author
Publisher
Astra Publishing House
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the nineteen fifties and early sixties, Birmingham, Alabama, became known as Bombingham. At the center of this violent time in the fight for civil rights, and standing at opposite ends, were Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Eugene "Bull" Connor. From his pulpit, Shuttlesworth agitated for racial equality, while Commissioner Connor fought for the status quo. Relying on court documents, police and FBI reports, newspapers, interviews, and photographs,...
Author
Publisher
Astra Publishing House
Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Here is the story of Roberto Alvarez, whose court battle against racism and school segregation in Lemon Grove, CA, is considered the first time an immigrant community used the courts to successfully fight injustice.
Roberto Alvarez's world changed the day he could no longer attend Lemon Grove Grammar School in the small, rural community where he lived near San Diego, California. He and the other Mexican American students were told they had...
Roberto Alvarez's world changed the day he could no longer attend Lemon Grove Grammar School in the small, rural community where he lived near San Diego, California. He and the other Mexican American students were told they had...
8) School rules
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Alex, Three J, Gabby, and their classmates decide on rules of behavior so that the class can work well together.
10) The pet show
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The Corner Kids learn that it takes patience to teach their dog tricks in time for the community pet show.
11) Unsinkable!
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
With the encouragement of the other Corner Kids, Alex keeps trying until he is able to swim all the way across the pool.
13) Polar mammals
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes such animals as the polar bear, ringed seal, caribou, arctic hare, and wolverine and the ways they have adapted to life in the frigid arctic regions.
14) Praying mantises
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, life cycle, protective devices, and relatives of the praying mantis.
16) Bees
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of bees.
19) The messy lot
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When the Corner Kids decide to clean up a dump to make it a playground, Alex's bossy ways hamper their progress.
20) Davy Crockett
Author
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the life and adventures of Davy Crockett, the famous frontier settler, congressman, and legendary tall tale hero.
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