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I read this book aloud to my students today. Powerful stuff. A book really can be a weapon, a tool, or an entire education. This one is all three.

We were out of school yesterday for MLK Day, but we began studying Civil Rights early last week. You would be amazed at the depth of conversations second grade students can have about injustice, race, and segregation. After all the indignation and frustration my students felt when learning about segregation, this book was perfect. They were able to begin to close the circle; to see that you don't have to put up with mistreatment, and that there are better ways of fighting than with your fists. This is a beautiful picture of courage and dignity and of sacrificing for what you believe in.

My students really grabbed on to the idea of the Montgomery Bus Boycott and of using money to get your message across. It's just amazing what children can handle if it is shared in an honest, simple manner. This book is a perfect tool for that.