The visit also meant a lot to our librarian, Marybeth Huff, because of the students’ interest in reading the great books by Ms. Our students are so grateful for the opportunity to meet award-winning author Andrea Davis Pinkney and have the chance to interact with her, and her stories. Third graders reading Bird in a Box by Andrea Davis Pinkney When a fifth grader was asked what he would do if he saw a waiter refusing to serve someone, the fifth grader replied, “I would make sure that the waiter goes over to them and point the way over to them.” And then asked what he would do if his friends made a big deal about it, the fifth grader responded, “I wouldn’t care.
She also asked our students what they would have done had they been part of the Civil Rights movement in the 50’s and 60’s. Pinkney was not the only one who was asked questions during her visit. Pinkney has been writing since a child and enjoys sharing the history of African-American leaders because their stories need to be told.īut Ms. Pinkney about being an author, when she was inspired to become an author, and why she writes nonfiction books about African-Americans. Our students greatly appreciated having the chance to ask Ms. Pinkey speaking with students at City Academyįor many scholars, this was the first time they experienced meeting a published author. Our students read these stories not only during Black History Month, but throughout the entire school year. Martin Luther King, Jr., Duke Ellington, Sojourner Truth, and the Woolworth sit-in. Many of these books include books by Andrea Davis Pinkney about Dr. When you walk into the school’s library, books about African-Americans are on display for all students to discover and explore. Louis!Ĭity Academy scholars were thrilled to have the chance to meet the author because many of our students have read her stories. Pinkney to speak with City Academy scholars during her short stay in St. The library was very generous and invited Ms. Louis Public Library’s Black History Month Guest Speakers Series. Pinkney read selections from this book and other works while visiting the school for Black History Month. City Academy students had the privilege of hearing Ms. These words are from Andrea Davis Pinkney’s award-winning book, Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down, based on the 1960 peaceful protest led by four students at a Woolworth’s lunch counter sit-in in Greensboro, NC.
“Practicing peace while others showed hatred was tougher than any school test.” Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down by Andrea Davis Pinkney
0 kommentar(er)
