| Little Rock Girl 1957: How a Photograph Changed the Fight for Integration Contributor(s): Tougas, Shelley (Author) |
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ISBN: 0756545129 ISBN-13: 9780756545123 Publisher: Compass Point Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback Published: June 2011 Click for more in this series: Captured History |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 20th Century - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics - Prejudice & Racism - Juvenile Nonfiction | Media Studies |
| Dewey: 379.263 |
| LCCN: 2010054303 |
| Age Level: 10-12 |
| Grade Level: 5-7 |
| Lexile Measure: 1010(Not Available) |
| Guided Reading: Z (Grade 7/8) |
| Series: Captured History |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 8.9" W x 10" L (0.50 lbs) 64 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents |
| Awards: Midwest Book Award (MIPA), Finalist, Children's Nonfiction, 2013 |
| Review Citations: Booklist 11/01/2011 pg. 58 Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2012 pg. 11 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2012 SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2012 pg. 35 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 125 - Recommended, Satisfactory School Library Journal 01/01/2012 |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 145333 Reading Level: 7.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Nine African American students made history when they defied a governor and integrated an Arkansas high school in 1957. It was the photo of a young girl trying to enter the school being taunted, harassed and threatened by an angry mob that grabbed the world's attention and kept its disapproving gaze on Little Rock, Arkansas. In defiance of a federal court order, Governor Orval Faubus called in the National Guard to prevent the students from entering all white Central High School. The plan had been for the students to meet and go to school as a group on September 4, 1957. But one student didn't hear of the plan and tried to enter the school alone. A chilling photo by newspaper photographer Will Counts captured the sneering expression of a girl in the mob and made history. Years later Counts snapped another photo, this one of the same two girls, now grownup, reconciling in front of Central High School. |
Contributor Bio(s): Tougas, Shelley Marie: - Shelley Tougas worked in journalism and public relations before writing children's books. She is the author of Little Rock Girl 1957: How a Photograph Changed the Fight for Integration, which was among Booklist's 2011 Top Ten Editors' Choices. Shelley lives, writes, and reads in North Mankato, Minnesota. |
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