Claudette Colvin

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Claudette Colvin is written by Spencer Ford and published by . It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1735487309 (ISBN 10) and 9781735487304 (ISBN 13).

Claudette grew up as an African American in 1950s Alabama. There were a lot of unfair laws that kept black people like her from doing, going, or becoming what they wanted, but Claudette stood up for what was right. Before Rosa Parks could take her famous bus ride, at just 15 years old Claudette broke the law when she refused to give up her seat on a city bus, and her story kickstarted the Civil Right Movement.The books in The Little-Known Heroes series are intended to be read by parents and children together, with three goals in mind: 1) Show heroes from marginalized, minority or under-represented groups, so that children from these groups can see heroes that look like them, and so that (perhaps more importantly,) other kids can see heroes who don't look like them.2) Give children heroes who are or were real people, instead of the fictional superheroes in Marvel movies. We want children to know what real life heroism looks like, and know that they can be a hero too.3) Inspire meaningful conversation between parents and children about hard topics. We break down difficult subjects from racism to the Holocaust to be understood by as young an age as possible, giving parents a springboard to open these conversations, as well as example language they can use. Kids are naturally curious, so they'll likely ask why Claudette Colvin wasn't allowed to sit where she wanted on the bus. We've even made resources for parents to make these conversations as easy and natural as possible! See them at thelittleknownheroes.com. We believe that if children from as early as age as possible learn to openly discuss hard topics with their parents, that openness and trust will last their entire lives.We believe that these discussions happening early and often will eventually make society better, as kids learn to grapple with, discuss, and apply what they learn about difficult things with their parents' help.We hope you enjoy learning about these heroes as much as we did!