The day Martin Luther King, jr., was shot
- 96pagine
- 4 ore di lettura
Uses drawings and photographs to trace the history of the Civil Rights movement from the American Revolution to the present.
Jim Haskins Libri
James S. Haskins è stato un prolifico autore, che ha creato opere di saggistica sia per giovani lettori che per adulti. Profondamente influenzato dalle sue esperienze con la segregazione razziale e il movimento per i diritti civili, la sua scrittura mirava a rendere la storia e le complesse questioni sociali accessibili a un pubblico giovane. Haskins cercava di ispirare i lettori presentando loro modelli positivi con cui potersi identificare, in particolare per i giovani svantaggiati, e il suo vasto corpus di opere comprende biografie, rassegne storiche ed esplorazioni di vari fenomeni sociali. Attraverso i suoi libri, si è sforzato di colmare le divisioni sociali e di promuovere l'alfabetizzazione e il miglioramento personale.
Count Your Way Through China
- 24pagine
- 1 ora di lettura
According to a Chinese myth, four animals helped create the universe. This ancient story joins nine other descriptions of Chinese life and culture―from the five tones of the Chinese musical scale to the seven zones of vegetation found in China. Jim Haskins's simple text and Dennis Hockerman's stunning illustrations give children an opportunity to get to know their neighbors across the Pacific.
I Am Rosa Parks
- 48pagine
- 2 ore di lettura
How special and inspiring to read about Rosa Park's life in her own words! This BIOGRAPHY READER is now available in Step into Reading, the premier leveled reader line. When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man on December 1, 1955, she made history. Her brave act sparked the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott and brought the civil rights movement to national attention. In simple, lively language, Rosa Parks describes her life from childhood to the present and recounts the events that shook the nation. Her story is powerful, inspiring and unforgettable. An NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies Step 4 Readers use challenging vocabulary and short paragraphs to tell exciting stories. For newly independent readers who read simple sentences with confidence.
Blood and Whispers
- 336pagine
- 12 ore di lettura
A NEW URBAN FANTASYTHE MOST DANGEROUS WEAPON IS A PAST SCORNEDThomas Quinn is a sorcerer haunted by the memories of the things he's done over centuries of service to the Arcanum. From battling djinn to killing demigods and dragons, the scars and nightmares have left him a broken man. He has long retired from that life, running an occult shop in Philadelphia for the past several decades, wanting nothing more than to be left alone with his books and his whiskey and his shame.But when two detectives come to his door asking about a brutal ritual murder in his city, Quinn must reluctantly take up the mantle of a Sorcerer of the Arcanum once more, and face down those who would threaten the fragile peace between the human and magical worlds. His investigation takes him from the streets of Philadelphia to the court of a Faerie King as he races to stop the apocalypse.Thomas Quinn was prepared to fight rogue sorcerers and Fae monsters. But the greatest threat he faces may be his own inner demons. . . .
Rosa Parks is best known for the day she refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus, sparking the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott. Yet there is much more to her story than this one act of defiance. In this straightforward, compelling autobiography, Rosa Parks talks candidly about the civil rights movement and her active role in it. Her dedication is inspiring; her story is unforgettable."The simplicity and candor of this courageous woman's voice makes these compelling events even more moving and dramatic."-- Publishers Weekly , starred review
