Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down
by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney
A recipe for justice is the extended metaphor of this distinctive picture book about... read more
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- Grade
- 1-8
- Cultural Area
- African American
Year Published 2010
Word Count 2,355
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 600L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 135632
- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- 20th century
- Civil rights
- African Americans
- Southern States--Race relations--Juvenile literature
- History
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | General
- Race relations
- Civil rights movements--Southern States--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Civil rights movements
- Southern States
- Lists With This Book
- Labor Books
- Black History Month Celebration
- Books for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- Civil Rights Movement
- Race & Racism
- Black History Celebration
- #BlackLivesMatter Reads - Kids
- KidCitizen Engagement
- Nonviolent Protest & Resistance
- Working Together for Justice
- Black History Elementary
- Race, Racism and Resistance
- Racism & Justice
- Activism and Protest
- Civil Rights Teaching
- 4th EL Module 4: Responding to...
- Fifth Grade Social Studies 2020-2021
- Black Lives Matter: Diversity
- Black Lives Matter: Black Villages
- Black Lives Matter: Collective Value
- Black Lives Matter: Empathy
- Black Lives Matter: Unapologetically Bla
Our Original Resources 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Andrea Davis Pinkney
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Brian Pinkney
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In-depth Written Interview with Andrea Davis Pinkney
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 8
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Read Aloud Tips from New Balanced Literacy Schools
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Discussion Questions from Teach with Picture Books
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Lesson Plan from DC Public Schools
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Lesson Plan from Social Studies Research and Practice
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Lesson Plan from Tracie Vaughn Zimmer's Blog
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Educator's Guide from Little, Brown and Company
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Myra Lucretia Taylor
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Awards & Distinctions 4

Carter G. Woodson Book Award, 1974-2020
Winner, 2011

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2011
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