Brown v. Board of Education
The Black American Journey
After a black third grader named Linda Brown was refused admission to an all-white school in 1950, the NAACP filed a lawsuit on her behalf. Brown v. Board of Education: The Struggle for Equal Education examines the individual stories behind this historic case, details of the Supreme Court decision, various challenges to the ruling around the country, and Linda Brown's legacy. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, informative captions and sidebars, a phonetic glossary,a time line, a Think-About-It section, and an index.
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978-1-5038-5442-0
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| Interest Level | Grade 4 - Grade 7 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 5 |
| Genre | Nonfiction |
| Category | Social Studies |
| Copyright | 2022 |
| Publisher | The Child's World, Inc. |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 32 |
| Publication Date | 2021-08-01 |
| BISACS | JNF007020, JNF007050, JNF018010 |
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| Dewey | 344.73 |
| Graphics | Full-color photographs, Historical photographs |
| Dimensions | 8 x 9.5 |
| Lexile | 940 |
| Guided Reading Level | X |
| ATOS Reading Level | 5.8 |
| ATOS Interest Level | MG |
| Accelerated Reader® Quiz | 512348 |
| Accelerated Reader® Points | 1.0 |
| Features | Educational front/back matter, Glossary of key words, Index, Informative sidebars, Phonetics, Photo captions, Sources for further research, Suggested websites, and Table of contents |
| Online Resources |
- Fighting Inequalit Y
- Separate, but Not Equal
- Five Case S in One
- A Historic Decision
- Brown V. Board’s Impact
- Think About It
- Time Line
- Glossary
- Further Information
- Index
Author: Barbara A. Somervill
Barbara A. Somervill is the author of many books for children. She also writes video scripts and textbooks. She loves learning and sees every writing project as a chance to learn new information or gain a new understanding. Somervill grew up in New York State, but she has also lived in Toronto, Canada; Canberra, Australia; California; and South Carolina. She is a graduate of Saint Lawrence University in Canton, New York, and currently lives with her husband in Simpsonville, South Carolina.
