Marching for Freedom: Walk Together, Children, and Don’t You Grow Weary
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Marching for Freedom: Walk Together, Children, and Don’t You Grow Weary
By Elizabeth Partridge
PublisherVikingImprintVikingISBN
9780670011896
Awards and HonorsWinner of the 2010 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Nonfiction; 2010 ALA Notable Children’s Books, Older Readers; ALA Best Books for Young Adults 2010; Booklist Top 10 Black History Books for Youth 2010; NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 2010, History/Life & Culture in the Americas; IRA Teachers' Choices 2010, Advanced Readers; Booklist The Best of Editors’ Choice 2009; 2009 Horn Book Fanfare List; Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Book of 2009; YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Nomination, 2010; IRA Notable Books for a Global Society 2010; BCCB Blue Ribbon 2010, Nonfiction
Marching for Freedom: Walk Together, Children, and Don’t You Grow Weary
The voting-rights protests in Selma, Alabama, which culminated in a march to Montgomery, relied heavily on the participation of people too young to vote. "Since they weren't the breadwinners, teens and children could afford to go to jail repeatedly without jeopardizing the family's income." Author's note. Bibliography. Further reading. Index. Black-and-white photographs. Winner of the 2010 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. Winner of the 2010 Jane Addams Children's Book Award. A 2010 ALA Notable Children's Book.
Title alpha Marching for Freedom: Walk Together, Children, and Don’t You Grow Weary
Level Nonfiction Middle
Pages Count 80
Genre Nonfiction
Topics Civil rights. Selma, Alabama. Montgomery, Alabama. Voter registration. Nonviolent protest. Racism. U.S. history.
SRC Level 7.500000
SRC Points 5.000000
Lexile 960L
Trim Size 10" x 9 1/2"
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Publication date 2009-09-30
JLG Release Date Jan 2010
Minimum grade 5
Maximum grade 8
Reading level Middle
Format Print
Nonfiction Middle Grades 5-8)
Nonfiction Middle
Nonfiction Middle Grades 5-8)
For Grades 5-8
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