{"product_id":"boycott-blues-how-rosa-parks-inspired-a-nation-9780060821180","title":"Boycott Blues: How Rosa Parks Inspired a Nation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney present a poignant, blues-infused tribute to the men and women of the Montgomery bus boycott, who refused to give up until they got justice. \"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColor and movement are vibrant components in this extraordinary book about Rosa Parks's efforts to take down Jim Crow.\" (\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal \u003c\/em\u003estarred review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRosa Parks took a stand by keeping her seat on the bus. When she was arrested for it, her supporters protested by refusing to ride. Soon a community of thousands was coming together to help one another get where they needed to go. Some started taxis, some rode bikes, but they all walked and walked.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith dogged feet. With dog-tired feet. With boycott feet. With boycott blues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd, after 382 days of walking, they walked Jim Crow right out of town. . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis story begins with shoes.\u003cbr\u003eThis story is all for true.\u003cbr\u003eThis story walks. And walks. And walks.\u003cbr\u003eTo the blues.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The moving poetry and the art, with thick, swirling ink lines on bright washes in red, blue, purple, and green, express the dramatic confrontations and the inspiring history. Great for reading aloud.\" (\u003cem\u003eBooklist \u003c\/em\u003estarred review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePinkney, Andrea Davis:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eAndrea Davis Pinkney is the author of many acclaimed picture books and young adult novels. She received a Coretta Scott King Author Honor Award for \u003cem\u003eLet It Shine\u003c\/em\u003e. Her collaborations with her husband, Brian Pinkney, include \u003cem\u003ePeggony-Po\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eSleeping Cutie\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eElla Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eDear Benjamin Banneker\u003c\/em\u003e; and the Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor book \u003cem\u003eDuke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra\u003c\/em\u003e. She is a children's book editor at a major publishing company. She lives with her family in Brooklyn, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePinkney, Brian:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eBrian Pinkney has illustrated numerous books for children, including two Caldecott Honor books, \u003cem\u003eThe Faithful Friend\u003c\/em\u003e, by Robert D. San Souci, and \u003cem\u003eDuke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra\u003c\/em\u003e, by Andrea Davis Pinkney. Mr. Pinkney's own books include \u003cem\u003eHush, Little Baby\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eCosmo and the Robot\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eMax Found Two Sticks\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eJoJo's Flying Side Kick\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eThe Adventures of Sparrowboy\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the 1997 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. Brian Pinkney has received the Coretta Scott King Award for illustration and three Coretta Scott King Honor Awards. He lives with his wife, Andrea, and their children in Brooklyn, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Greenwillow Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50526748442898,"sku":"9780060821180","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6cde72de-b1f3-4fa0-96e8-bfefe5ac1d65.jpg?v=1731282707","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/boycott-blues-how-rosa-parks-inspired-a-nation-9780060821180","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}