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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2005 · Est. 13 min read-aloud
Grandmama's Pride
By Becky Birtha, Colin Bootman (Illustrator)
A young girl confronts segregation during a summer visit to the South.
32 pages· 1,575 words· Est. 13 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary
In the summer of 1956, six-year-old Sarah Marie visits her grandmother in the South, where she encounters the harsh realities of segregation. As she learns to read, the signs and rules around her reveal a world she never knew. Will the South ever change? A year later, Sarah Marie returns to find a different landscape, sparking hope and questions about progress and equality. Join her journey of discovery and resilience in a time of transformation.
From the publisher
While on a trip in 1956 to visit her grandmother in the South, six-year-old Sarah Marie experiences segregation for the first time, but discovers that things have changed by the time she returns the following year.
Awards
At a glance
- Format
- Pages
- 32
- Words
- 1,575
- Reading age
- 4–8
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- AD650L
What readers & critics say
Reviews
5.5
out of 7
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 3.7
- F&P level
- ~P
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 103950
Publication
- Published
- January 1, 2005
- First published
- September 15, 2005
- Publisher
- Albert Whitman & Company
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780807530283
- LCCN
- 2005003991
- OCLC
- 816860843
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