Let It Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters
Let It Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters
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Let It Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters

Written by Andrea Davis Pinkney & illustrated by Stephen Alcorn
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10 - 12
Reading age
120
Page count
197
Words per page
1000L
Lexile measure
Sep 1, 2000
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2001 Coretta Scott King Honor Book Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus and sparked a boycott that changed America. Harriet Tubman helped more than three hundred slaves escape the South on the Underground Railroad. Shirley Chisholm became the first black woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. The lives these women led are part of an incredible story about courage in the face of oppression; about the challenges and triumphs of the battle for civil rights; and about speaking out for what you believe in–even when it feels like no one is listening. Andrea Davis Pinkney’s moving text and Stephen Alcorn’s glorious portraits celebrate the lives of ten bold women who lit the path to freedom for generations. Includes biographies of Sojournor Truth, Biddy Mason, Harriet Tubman, Ida B.Wells-Barnett, Mary McLeod Bethune, Ella Josephine Baker, Dorothy Irene Height, Rosa Parks, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Shirley Chisholm.

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Book Details

ISBN
9780152010058
Publication Date
September 1, 2000
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Page Count
120
Words Per Page
197
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Reading Age
10 - 12 years
Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
99042806
WorldCat Number (OCLC)
42080234
Lexile® Level
1000L
Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
~X
ATOS® Book Level
7.2
Accelerated Reader® Points
4
Accelerated Reader Quiz
45689
Accelerated Reader Interest Level
MG

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