Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down, (Hardcover)

from kelleemorcomb

I liked this book for a couple of reasons. One reason why I liked this book was because of the illustrations. I liked how they were simple and abstract, yet they portrayed the story well. Another reason why I liked this book was for the writing. I liked how Martin Luther King, Jr.'s words were sh...

from Tessa.Johnson

This is a really well written and illustrated book about four black college students who started a sit-in at the lunch counter at Woolworth's in Greensboro, North Carolina. My students, predominantly white, were fascinated by the story. I read it to grades K - 3 and every class was intrigued. I d...

from 1derlys

This is a good representation of what African Americans went through to get Civil Rights. They protested without violence and made their point. There is a Civil Rights Timeline before and after the Sit-Ins. This was one of the many movements it took for segregation to be undone.

from Madison94

This book is awesome. The sit -ins were huge for the civil rights movement. This book made clear how the students were not trying to start a fight but only wanted coffee with sugar and a doughnut but the people refused to serve them. This book did a great job explaining what the sit-ins were tryi...

from pduste1

Sit-in is an informational book about the four college students who participated in peaceful protest. I really liked this book because of its use of fonts and extra resources. Throughout the book certain concepts are bolded and are a bigger font. The quotes chosen are messages that were taught th...