Goin' Someplace Special. (children's bookshelf).(Review)

From: Black Issues Book Review | Date: November 1, 2001| Author: | Copyright information

Goin' Someplace Special by Patricia McKissack Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney Atheneum Books for Young Readers (An Anne Schwartz Book), September 2001, $16.00, ISBN 0-689-81885-8, Ages 4-8.

In times like today, where young African American children can not image being denied entry into McDonalds, Red Lobster, or Pizza Hut, we need a story and visual aid to teach the lessons of the past. Hurtful signs and painful comments are overcome by Tricia Ann as she makes her way to one of the only places in the city that welcomes her with open arms: the public library. Prepared and ...

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