{"product_id":"child-of-the-civil-rights-movement-isbn-9780385376068","title":"Child of the Civil Rights Movement","description":"In this Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year, Paula Young Shelton, daughter of Civil Rights activist Andrew Young, brings a child’s unique perspective to an important chapter in America’s history. Paula grew up  in the deep south, in a world where whites had and blacks did not. With an activist  father and a community of leaders surrounding her, including Uncle Martin (Martin  Luther King), Paula watched and listened to the struggles, eventually joining with  her family—and thousands of others—in the historic march from Selma to Montgomery.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Poignant, moving, and hopeful, this is an intimate look at the birth of the Civil  Rights Movement.\u003cb\u003eStarred Review, \u003cu\u003eBooklist\u003c\/u\u003e, February 1, 2010:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"The daughter of civil rights leader Andrew Young remembers her family’s active role in the civil rights movement, beginning when she was four years old...Many adults will want to talk about their memories of the time, and kids will appreciate the child’s intimate viewpoint of world-changing history.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStarred Review, \u003cu\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/u\u003e, December 2009:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"History comes alive in this vivid account.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStarred Review, \u003cu\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/u\u003e, November 15, 2009:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Civil rights can be a difficult topic, even for adults, so finding simple language to explain the complexity of injustice and oppression to children is challenging. Shelton, daughter of Andrew Young, accepts the challenge and rises to meet it...Essential.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview, \u003cu\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/u\u003e, November 23, 2009:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Both contributors evoke the drama and emotion of the times...and a triumphal sense of community and family.”Paula Young Shelton is the daughter of civil rights leader and former U.N. ambassador Andrew Young. She is a teacher in Washington, D.C., and a member of the National Black Child Development Institute. Her husband, Hilary O. Shelton, is the director of the NAACP Washington Bureau.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRaul Colón is the acclaimed illustrator of numerous children’s books.","brand":"Dragonfly Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300360409317,"sku":"NP9780385376068","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780385376068.jpg?v=1767723642","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/child-of-the-civil-rights-movement-isbn-9780385376068","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}