{"product_id":"resist-peaceful-acts-that-changed-our-world-9780823460762","title":"Resist!: Peaceful Acts That Changed Our World","description":"\u003cb\u003eWith protests sweeping the nation and the world, young readers will be inspired by these accounts of activists who refused to be ignored.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This book is right on time.\"--\u003ci\u003eNikki Grimes, Children's Literature Legacy Medal Winner\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom music to marches, from sit-ins to walk-outs, activists throughout history have defended the disenfranchised and demanded change, refusing to back down even in the face of violent suppression and overwhelming opposition. Today, a new generation of activists has arisen, speaking up in unprecedented numbers against systemic oppression, bias, and injustice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow available in paperback, \u003ci\u003eResist!\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of twenty-one brief but comprehensive essays accompanied by striking artwork and rich supplementary material by Diane Stanley. \u003ci\u003eResist! \u003c\/i\u003ereminds us of those who fought for the world we have today, and gives us strength for the fights that lay ahead. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeatured figures include: Harriet Tubman, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Woody Guthrie, Mohandas Gandhi, Irena Sendler, The Hollywood Ten, Claudette Colvin and Rosa Parks, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, The Greensboro Lunch Counter Sit-in protestors, Martin Luther King, Jr., Larry Itliong, Dolores Huerta, Cesar Chavez, Richard Oakes, The Tree-Sitters of Pureora, Father Luis Olivares, Tank Man, Nelson Mandela, Ryan White, Ai Weiwei, the \"It Gets Better\" Project, The March For Our Lives protestors, and Greta Thunberg. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDiane Stanley, award-winning author and illustrator of many distinctive informational books for young people, writes with passion and conviction of the world's greatest activists, past and present, in this book which is as hopeful as it is inspiring.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12819701\"\u003eDiane Stanley\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Neal Porter Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.90h x 8.90w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780823460762\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0823460762\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JNF\"\u003eJuvenile Nonfiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JNF071000\"\u003eActivism \u0026amp; Social Justice\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JNF\"\u003eJuvenile Nonfiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JNF007110\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography | Social Activists\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JNF\"\u003eJuvenile Nonfiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JNF043000\"\u003eSocial Science | Politics \u0026amp; Government\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiane Stanley\u003c\/b\u003e is the author and illustrator of more than fifty books for children, noted especially for her series of picture book biographies, including \u003ci\u003eShaka, King of the Zulus\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLeonardo da Vinci\u003c\/i\u003e. She has received both the Boston Globe\/Horn Book Award and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators' Golden Kite Award. She was also the recipient of the Washington Post\/Children's Book Guild Award for Nonfiction for the body of her work. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Neal Porter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45793360740527,"sku":"9780823460762","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/9255\/8767\/files\/img_43f72e71-bebf-4eca-a5e1-6968bcad0b30.jpg?v=1755530405","url":"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/products\/resist-peaceful-acts-that-changed-our-world-9780823460762","provider":"Corrections Bookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}