Birmingham, 1963 Contributor(s): Weatherford, Carole Boston (Author) |
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ISBN: 1590784405 ISBN-13: 9781590784402 Publisher: Wordsong
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 2007 |
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BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 20th Century - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science - Politics & Government | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewey: 811.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
LCCN: 2006038105 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age Level: 6-9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grade Level: 1-4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lexile Measure: 910(Not Available) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Physical Information: 0.42" H x 7.84" W x 8.14" L (0.66 lbs) 40 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1960's - Cultural Region - South - Geographic Orientation - Alabama - Locality - Birmingham, Alabama - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Death/Dying | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Awards: North Carolina Children's Book Award, Nominee, Junior Book, 2009 Jane Addams Children's Book Award, Honor Book, Books for Older Children, 2008 Jefferson Cup, Winner, Young Adults, 2008 Rhode Island Children's Book Awards, Nominee, Grades 3-6, 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 08/15/2007 pg. 870 Booklist 09/15/2007 pg. 64 Kirkus Best Children's Books 11/15/2007 pg. 1 School Library Journal 12/01/2007 pg. 159 Multicultural Review 03/01/2008 pg. 83 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quiz #: 116743 Reading Level: 4.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
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Publisher Description: A poetic tribute to the victims of the racially motivated church bombing that served as a seminal event in the struggle for civil rights. In 1963, the eyes of the world were on Birmingham, Alabama, a flashpoint for the civil rights movement. Birmingham was one of the most segregated cities in the United States. Civil rights demonstrators were met with police dogs and water cannons. On Sunday, September 15, 1963, members of the Ku Klux Klan planted sticks of dynamite at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, which served as a meeting place for civil rights organizers. The explosion killed four little girls. Their murders shocked the nation and turned the tide in the struggle for equality. A Jane Addams Children's Honor Book, here is a book that captures the heartbreak of that day, as seen through the eyes of a fictional witness. Archival photographs with poignant text written in free verse offer a powerful tribute to the young victims. |
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