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This a great book to introduce ideas of equality and the civil rights movement. The book does a good job addressing these topics - and many others - head on with little to no sugar coating. It does this through the blunt language combined with beautiful illustrations depicting what is being discussed in the text.Students of all levels can find enjoyment in the story line. In other words, it's a book that can bring the whole class together without leaving any students behind. ( )

Although this book is written in rhymes it is by no means light hearted as it takes on life before and after the civil rights movement in a very straight forward way. The rhyming makes the book friendly for children while addressing a very serious subject. It is direct and to the point with a powerful ending of the message of the power of "dreaming of freedom". I think this book is a great way to introduce the civil rights movement to young kids, as it entails rhyming while maintaining the facts. ( )

This book spoke volumes to me, the words and the pictures both showing telling thier own tsotry in perfect unison. I thought this book was a bit of a shock when i was the comparison of the lives people lived in. I enjoyed this book, it was really powerful book. ( )

Breathtaking illustrations, full of emotion. This would be a great show and read aloud. The text is sparse but the illustrations tell the story powerfully. Historical information is presented well.