{"product_id":"seeds-of-freedom-the-peaceful-integration-of-huntsville-alabama-hardcover","title":"Seeds of Freedom: The Peaceful Integration of Huntsville, Alabama - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHester Bass\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eE. B. Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplore a little-known story of the civil rights movement, in which black and white citizens in one Alabama city worked together nonviolently to end segregation.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMention the civil rights era in Alabama, and most people recall images of terrible violence. But something different was happening in Huntsville. For the citizens of that city, creativity, courage, and cooperation were the keys to working together to integrate their city and schools in peace. In an engaging celebration of this lesser-known chapter in American and African-American history, author Hester Bass and illustrator E. B. Lewis show children how racial discrimination, bullying, and unfairness can be faced successfully with perseverance and ingenuity.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHester Bass \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the picture-book biography \u003ci\u003eThe Secret World of Walter Anderson\u003c\/i\u003e, which won an Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children, as well as the picture book \u003ci\u003eSo Many Houses, \u003c\/i\u003e illustrated by Alik Arzoumanian. Formerly residing in Huntsville, Alabama, she now lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eE. B. Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e is the illustrator of more than thirty books for children, including \u003ci\u003eThe Secret World of Walter Anderson \u003c\/i\u003eby Hester Bass. Among his many honors are a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award for \u003ci\u003eTalkin' About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman\u003c\/i\u003e by Nikki Grimes, as well as four Coretta Scott King Honor Awards. He lives in Folsom, New Jersey.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 10.7 x 9.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 27, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Parents Choice Awards (Spring) (2008-Up) (2015)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Alabama Camellia Award (2016)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Georgia Children's Book Award (2017)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Seeds of Freedom: The Peaceful Integration of Huntsville, Alabama\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757268336928,"sku":"9780763669195","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0d360a14e13ba68dcb49cf6ff2d5756c.webp?v=1780098403","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/seeds-of-freedom-the-peaceful-integration-of-huntsville-alabama-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}