Skip to content

Sit-In : How Four Friends Stood up by Sitting Down

Sit-In : How Four Friends Stood up by Sitting Down Hardcover - 2010 - 1st Edition

by Andrea Davis Pinkney

  • Used
  • very good
  • Hardcover

The Pinkneys present a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Woolworth lunch counter sit-in, when four college kids staged a peaceful protest that became a defining moment in the struggle for racial equality and the growing civil rights movement. Full color.

Description

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2010. Hardcover. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. The dust jacket is missing. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.
Used - Very Good
NZ$9.97
FREE Shipping to USA Standard delivery: 4 to 8 days
More Shipping Options
Ships from ThriftBooks (Washington, United States)

Details

  • Title Sit-In : How Four Friends Stood up by Sitting Down
  • Author Andrea Davis Pinkney
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 40
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, U.S.A.
  • Date 2010
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Dust Cover, Illustrated, Price on Product - Canadian
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G0316070165I4N01
  • ISBN 9780316070164 / 0316070165
  • Weight 1.19 lbs (0.54 kg)
  • Dimensions 11.96 x 9.44 x 0.44 in (30.38 x 23.98 x 1.12 cm)
  • Ages 07 to 10 years
  • Grade levels 2 - 5
  • Reading level 600
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
  • Library of Congress subjects African Americans - Civil rights - History -, African Americans - Civil rights - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009019470
  • Dewey Decimal Code 323.119

About ThriftBooks Washington, United States

Biblio member since 2018
Seller rating: This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.

From the largest selection of used titles, we put quality, affordable books into the hands of readers

Terms of Sale: 30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.

Browse books from ThriftBooks

Media reviews

Citations

  • Booklist, 02/01/2010, Page 60
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 05/01/2010, Page 0
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2010, Page 0
  • Multicultural Review, 08/01/2010, Page 63
  • Publishers Weekly, 02/08/2010, Page 50
  • School Library Journal, 04/01/2010, Page 148
  • Shelf Awareness, 01/01/0001, Page 0

About the author

Andrea Davis Pinkney is the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of more than 20 books for children, including Bird in a Box and several collaborations with her husband Brian Pinkney, including Sit -In, Hand in Hand, and Martin & Mahalia. She lives with her family in Brooklyn, NY.

Brian Pinkney has illustrated numerous books for children, including two Caldecott Honor books, and he has written and illustrated several of his own books. Brian has received the Coretta Scott King Book Award for Illustration and three Coretta Scott King Book Award Honor medals.

Andrea and Brian are a husband-and-wife team who live with their children in New York City.