Child of the Civil Rights Movement

Paula Young Shelton, Raul Colón

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Schwartz & Wade
15 August 2013

Picture storybooks; Social issues (Children's&YA)

A vivid, child-friendly first-person account about growing up during the civil rights movement. Now in paperback.

In this Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year, Paula Young Shelton, daughter of Civil Rights activist Andrew Young, brings a child's unique perspective to an important chapter in America's history. Paula grew up

in the deep south, in a world where whites had and blacks did not. With an activist

father and a community of leaders surrounding her, including Uncle Martin (Martin

Luther King), Paula watched and listened to the struggles, eventually joining with

her family-and thousands of others-in the historic march from Selma to Montgomery.

Poignant, moving, and hopeful, this is an intimate look at the birth of the Civil

Rights Movement.

By: Paula Young Shelton
Illustrated by: Raul Colón
Imprint: Schwartz & Wade
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 216mm, Spine: 4mm
Weight: 213g
ISBN: 9780385376068
ISBN 10: 0385376065
Pages: 48
Publication Date: 15 August 2013
Recommended Age: From 4 to 8 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Paula Young Shelton is the daughter of civil rights leader and former U.N. ambassador Andrew Young. She is a teacher in Washington, D.C., and a member of the National Black Child Development Institute. Her husband, Hilary O. Shelton, is the director of the NAACP Washington Bureau. Raul Col n is the acclaimed illustrator of numerous children's books.

Reviews for Child of the Civil Rights Movement

Starred Review, Booklist, February 1, 2010: The daughter of civil rights leader Andrew Young remembers her family's active role in the civil rights movement, beginning when she was four years old...Many adults will want to talk about their memories of the time, and kids will appreciate the child's intimate viewpoint of world-changing history. Starred Review, School Library Journal, December 2009: History comes alive in this vivid account. Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, November 15, 2009: Civil rights can be a difficult topic, even for adults, so finding simple language to explain the complexity of injustice and oppression to children is challenging. Shelton, daughter of Andrew Young, accepts the challenge and rises to meet it...Essential. Review, Publishers Weekly, November 23, 2009: Both contributors evoke the drama and emotion of the times...and a triumphal sense of community and family.