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Separate Is Never Equal : Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation by Duncan Tonatiuh (2014, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherAbrams, Inc.
ISBN-101419710540
ISBN-139781419710544
eBay Product ID (ePID)171747963
Product Key Features
Book TitleSeparate Is Never Equal : Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation
Number of Pages40 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicPeople & Places / United States / Hispanic & Latino, Biography & Autobiography / Social Activists, Social Topics / Prejudice & Racism, History / United States / 20th Century
Publication Year2014
IllustratorYes
GenreJuvenile Fiction, Juvenile Nonfiction
AuthorDuncan Tonatiuh
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight18.6 Oz
Item Length11 in
Item Width9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN2013-032089
Dewey Edition23
Reviews** STARRED REVIEW** " Tonatiuh masterfully combines text and folk-inspired art to add an important piece to the mosaic of U.S. civil rights history.", Tonatiuh ( Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote ) offers an illuminating account of a family's hard-fought legal battle to desegregate California schools in the years before Brown v. Board of Education ., The straightforward narrative is well matched with the illustrations in Tonatiuh's signature style, their two-dimensional perspective reminiscent of the Mixtec codex but collaged with paper, wood, cloth, brick, and (Photoshopped) hair to provide textural variation. This story deserves to be more widely known, and now, thanks to this book, it will be., ** STARRED REVIEW** "Younger children will be outraged by the injustice of the Mendez family story but pleased by its successful resolution. Older children will understand the importance of the 1947 ruling that desegregated California schools, paving the way for Brown v. Board of Education seven years later.", Pura Belpré Award-winning Tonatiuh makes excellent use of picture-book storytelling to bring attention to the 1947 California ruling against public-school segregation.
Grade FromFirst Grade
Grade ToFourth Grade
Dewey Decimal379.2/63
SynopsisSeven years before Brown v. Board of Education , the Mendez family fought to end segregation in California schools. Discover their incredible story in Separate Is Never Equal , a picture book from award-winning creator Duncan Tonatiuh. Jane Addams Children's Book Award Winner * A Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor Book * A Robert F. Sibert Honor Book * "Masterfully combines text and folk-inspired art to add an important piece to the mosaic of U.S. civil rights history." Kirkus (starred review) When her family moved to the town of Westminster, California, young Sylvia Mendez was excited about enrolling in her neighborhood school. But she and her brothers were turned away and told they had to attend the Mexican school instead. Sylvia could not understand why--she was an American citizen who spoke perfect English. Why were the children of Mexican families forced to attend a separate school? Unable to get a satisfactory answer from the school board, the Mendez family decided to take matters into its own hands and organized a lawsuit. In the end, the Mendez family's efforts helped bring an end to segregated schooling in California in 1947, seven years before the landmark Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education ended segregation in schools across America. Author and illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh writes in his notes, "My hope is that this book will help children and young people learn about this important yet little known event in American history. I also hope that they will see themselves reflected in Sylvia's story and realize that their voices are valuable." Using his signature illustration style and incorporating his interviews with Sylvia Mendez, as well as information from court files and news accounts, Tonatiuh tells the inspiring story of the Mendez family's fight for justice and equality, a fight that is as relevant today as it was 75 years ago. Plus don't miss the edition in Spanish: Separados no somos iguales: Sylvia Méndez y la lucha de su familia por la integración, A 2015 Pura Belpr Illustrator Honor Book and a 2015 Robert F. Sibert Honor Book Almost 10 years before Brown vs. Board of Education , Sylvia Mendez and her parents helped end school segregation in California. An American citizen of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage who spoke and wrote perfect English, Mendez was denied enrollment to a "Whites only" school. Her parents took action by organizing the Hispanic community and filing a lawsuit in federal district court. Their success eventually brought an end to the era of segregated education in California. Praise for Separate is Never Equal STARRED REVIEW S " Tonatiuh masterfully combines text and folk-inspired art to add an important piece to the mosaic of U.S. civil rights history." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review "Younger children will be outraged by the injustice of the Mendez family story but pleased by its successful resolution. Older children will understand the importance of the 1947 ruling that desegregated California schools, paving the way for Brown v. Board of Education seven years later." -- School Library Journal , starred review "Tonatiuh ( Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote ) offers an illuminating account of a family's hard-fought legal battle to desegregate California schools in the years before Brown v. Board of Education ." -- Publishers Weekly "Pura Belpr Award-winning Tonatiuh makes excellent use of picture-book storytelling to bring attention to the 1947 California ruling against public-school segregation." -- Booklist "The straightforward narrative is well matched with the illustrations in Tonatiuh's signature style, their two-dimensional perspective reminiscent of the Mixtec codex but collaged with paper, wood, cloth, brick, and (Photoshopped) hair to provide textural variation. This story deserves to be more widely known, and now, thanks to this book, it will be." -- The Horn Book Magazine
LC Classification NumberLC214.2.T66 2014
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- 01 Oct, 2023
Story of a girl who gets put in a substandard school because of her race.
It does cover some divisive topics but I think it is for the positive if they are explained to your students. I would still get administration approval before reading the book to your students.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 29 Apr, 2024
Great book
Great bookVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
