Separate is never equal : Sylvia Mendez & her family's fight for desegregation
(Childrens Book)
Author
Published
New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2014.
ISBN
9781419710544, 1419710540
Physical Desc
40 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
870L
Status
Childrens Nonfiction - Public Shelving
j379.263 TON
1 available
j379.263 TON
1 available
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Childrens Nonfiction - Public Shelving | j379.263 TON | On Shelf |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Hispanic Americans -- Civil rights -- Juvenile literature.
Hispanic Americans -- Education -- Juvenile literature.
Mendez, Sylvia, -- 1936- -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile literature.
School integration -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Hispanic Americans -- Civil rights -- Juvenile literature.
Hispanic Americans -- Education -- Juvenile literature.
Mendez, Sylvia, -- 1936- -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile literature.
School integration -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
More Details
Published
New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2014.
Format
Childrens Book
Language
English
ISBN
9781419710544, 1419710540
Accelerated Reader
LG
Level 5.1, 1 Points
Level 5.1, 1 Points
Lexile measure
870
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 39), filmography (page 39), and index.
Description
"Years before the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education, Sylvia Mendez, an eight-year-old girl of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage, played an instrumental role in Mendez v. Westminster, the landmark desegregation case of 1946 in California"--,Provided by publisher.
Target Audience
Elementary Grade.
Target Audience
870,Lexile.
Target Audience
AD 870,Lexile.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,5.1.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,LG,5.1,0.5,164558.
Awards
Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor, 2015 ; Robert F. Sibert Honor, 2015 ; Orbis Pictus Honor, 2015
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Tonatiuh, D. (2014). Separate is never equal: Sylvia Mendez & her family's fight for desegregation . Abrams Books for Young Readers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tonatiuh, Duncan. 2014. Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez & Her Family's Fight for Desegregation. Abrams Books for Young Readers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tonatiuh, Duncan. Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez & Her Family's Fight for Desegregation Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Tonatiuh, Duncan. Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez & Her Family's Fight for Desegregation Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2014.
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