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001			ocn861335171
003			OCoLC
005			20241220164220.0
008			130930s2014 nyua j b 001 0deng
010			_a 2013032089
016	7		_a016697606 _2Uk
020			_a9781419710544 (hardback)
020			_a1419710540 (hardback)
035			_a(OCoLC)861335171
040			_aDLC _beng _cDLC _dBDX _dZQP _dCLE _dUKMGB
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049			_aUOKA
050	0	0	_aLC214.2 _b.T66 2014
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084			_aJNF025210 _aJNF018030 _aJNF053140 _2bisacsh
092			_aJ379.263 T61S 2014
100	1		_aTonatiuh, Duncan, _eauthor. _4aut _95811869
245	1	0	_aSeparate is never equal : _bSylvia Mendez & her family's fight for desegregation / _cDuncan Tonatiuh.
264		1	_aNew York : _bAbrams Books for Young Readers, _c2014
300			_a40 pages : _bcolor illustrations ; _c29 cm
336			_atext
336			_astillimage
337			_aunmediated
338			_avolume
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (page 39 ) and index.
520			_aWhen the Mendezes moved to Westminster, CA, in 1944, third-grader Sylvia tried to enter Westminster School. However, the family was repeatedly told, "'Your children have to go to the Mexican school.' 'But why?' asked Mr. Mendez……'That is how it is done.'" In response, they formed the Parents' Association of Mexican-American Children, distributed petitions, and eventually filed a successful lawsuit that was supported by organizations ranging from the Japanese American Citizens League to the American Jewish Congress. 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. Back matter includes a detailed author's note and photographs. The excellent bibliography cites primary sources, including court transcripts and the author's interview with Sylvia Mendez, who did attend Westminster School and grew up to earn the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Tonatiuh's illustrations tell a modern story with figures reminiscent of the pictorial writing of the Mixtec, an indigenous people from Mexico. Here, the author deliberately connects his heritage with the prejudices of mid-20th century America. One jarring illustration of three brown children barred from a pool filled with lighter-skinned children behind a sign that reads, "No Dogs or Mexicans Allowed," will remind readers of photographs from the Jim Crow South. Compare and contrast young Sylvia Mendez's experience with Robert Coles's The Story of Ruby Bridges (Scholastic, 1995) to broaden a discussion of school desegregation.
521		2	_aGrades 2-5
586			_aAméricas Award Winner, 2015
586			_aPura Belpré Award Honor Book for Illustration, 2015
586			_aTomás Rivera Award Winner, 2015
600	1	0	_aMendez, Sylvia, _d1936- _xChildhood and youth _vJuvenile literature. _95692472
600	1	0	_aMendez, Sylvia, _d1936- _vJuvenile literature. _95692473
650		0	_aSchool integration _zUnited States _vJuvenile literature. _95692474
650		0	_aHispanic Americans _xEducation _vJuvenile literature. _95692475
650		0	_aHispanic Americans _xCivil rights _vJuvenile literature. _95692476
650		0	_aCivil rights movements _zUnited States _xHistory _y20th century _vJuvenile literature. _95692477
650		0	_aCulturally authentic literature _96365014
650		0	_aAméricas Award _96365017
650		0	_aPura Belpré Award _96365023
650		0	_aTomás Rivera Award _96365328
942			_2ddc _cBOOK
999			_c201728 _d201728
999			_b02988309