 | Opal Lee (She Persisted) Author: Moses, Shelia P. | |
| Price: $5.73 | ||
Summary:
Opal Lee grew up as a Black girl in segregated Texas, where she saw injustice and inequality throughout her life. As she got older, she became a teacher and a community leader, determined to help create a better future for those who followed. A big part of that was through Juneteenth, the holiday she loved both as a celebration and as a way of teaching history. Learn about the amazing life of Opal Lee and how she persisted.
| Illustrator: | Flint, Gillian |
Reviews:
Booklist (02/15/24)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 02/15/2024 The She Persisted series (3 new titles) of middle-grade biographies honors women who excelled in their endeavors, sometimes after overcoming obstacles such as poverty and discrimination. With attractive covers, wide-spaced lines of type, and pleasing grayscale illustrations on many of the double-page spreads, these volumes have an inviting look, particularly for children who can handle chapter books but aren’t ready for full-scale biographies. Not every woman profiled is widely known, but each has an interesting story, written and presented with a young audience in mind. Opal Lee introduces notable accomplishments of Lee, who spearheaded the effort to make Juneteenth a national holiday. In each book, the back matter includes a section entitled “How You Can Persist,” which includes ideas for action that are relevant to the interests, practices, and achievements of the person discussed in that volume. This biography series honors the successes of women in various fields and encourages children to strive for greatness. - Copyright 2024 Booklist.
