The First Step
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2017 Orbis Pictus Honor Book 2017 Jane Addams Peace Association Honor Book 2017 Teachers’ Choice Pick, International Literacy Association An NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book of 2017 In 1847, an African American girl named Sarah Roberts attended school in Boston. One day she was told she could never come back. She didn’t belong. The Otis School was for white children only. The Roberts family fought this injustice and made history. Roberts v. City of Boston was the first case challenging our legal system to outlaw segregated schools. Sometimes even losing is a victory. They lost their case but Sarah’s cause was won when people, black and white, stood together and said, No more. Now, right now, it is time for change! With gorgeous art from award-winning illustrator E. B. Lewis, The First Step is an inspiring look at the first lawsuit to demand desegregation–long before the American Civil Rights movement, even before the Civil War. Backmatter includes: An integration timeline, bios on key people in the book, list of resources, and author’s note.
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E.B. Lewis is the award-winning illustrator of such books as Virgie Goes to School with Us Boys by Elizabeth Fitzgerald, which was a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book, and This Little Light of Mine. He received the Caldecott Honor for Coming on Home Soon by Jacqueline Woodson and the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award for Talkin’ About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman by Nikki Grimes. E.B. Lewis lives in New Jersey, and you can visit him online at EBLewis.com.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780802737397
- Publication Date
- January 5, 2016
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury USA Childrens
- Original Publication Date
- January 5, 2016
- Page Count
- 40
- Words Per Page
- 35
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 6 - 9 years
- Lexile® Level
- 770L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~R
- ATOS® Book Level
- 4.7
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 178920
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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