Just Like Jesse Owens
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Summary
Civil rights icon， Ambassador Andrew Young and his daughter， Paula Young Shelton， deliver a powerful oral history about a special day in Andrew’s childhood that changed him forever。 This story of race relations in the 1930s South is illustrated by bestselling Caldecott Honor winner Gordon C。 James。
As a boy， Andrew Young learned a vital lesson from his parents when a local chapter of the Nazi party instigated racial unrest in their hometown of New Orleans in the 1930s。 While Hitler's teachings promoted White supremacy， Andrew's father， told him that when dealing with the sickness of racism， "Don't get mad， get smart。" To drive home this idea， Andrew Young Senior took his family to the local movie house to see a newsreel of track star Jesse Owens racing toward Olympic gold， showing the world that the best way to promote equality is to focus on the finish line。 The teaching of his parents， and Jesse Owens' example， would be the guiding principles that shaped Andrew's beliefs in nonviolence and built his foundation as a civil rights leader and advisor to Dr。 Martin Luther King， Jr。 The story is vividly recalled by Paula Young Shelton， Andrew's daughter。
As a boy， Andrew Young learned a vital lesson from his parents when a local chapter of the Nazi party instigated racial unrest in their hometown of New Orleans in the 1930s。 While Hitler's teachings promoted White supremacy， Andrew's father， told him that when dealing with the sickness of racism， "Don't get mad， get smart。" To drive home this idea， Andrew Young Senior took his family to the local movie house to see a newsreel of track star Jesse Owens racing toward Olympic gold， showing the world that the best way to promote equality is to focus on the finish line。 The teaching of his parents， and Jesse Owens' example， would be the guiding principles that shaped Andrew's beliefs in nonviolence and built his foundation as a civil rights leader and advisor to Dr。 Martin Luther King， Jr。 The story is vividly recalled by Paula Young Shelton， Andrew's daughter。
Reviews
Stephanie Bange
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Reviewed from an ARC from Scholastic。 I have been anxiously awaiting to see this book since first hearing about it on a book presentation earlier this year。 It lives up to its promise splendidly。As a young boy， Andrew Young grew up in New Orleans no stranger to segregation and prejudice。 One day he saw some Hitler-supporters in his neighborhood and became curious about them。 He asked his father about Hitler; his father， a local dentist， filled Andrew in on who Hitler was and about his racist bel Reviewed from an ARC from Scholastic。 I have been anxiously awaiting to see this book since first hearing about it on a book presentation earlier this year。 It lives up to its promise splendidly。As a young boy， Andrew Young grew up in New Orleans no stranger to segregation and prejudice。 One day he saw some Hitler-supporters in his neighborhood and became curious about them。 He asked his father about Hitler; his father， a local dentist， filled Andrew in on who Hitler was and about his racist beliefs， advising his son to "be the best person you can be"。 The two went to the local （segregated） movie theater and saw a newsreel that included a story about the success experienced by Jesse Owens in the 1936 Berlin Olympics， inspiring young Andrew to follow his father's suggestion。 Backmatter includes Author's and Illustrator's Notes， photos of Andrew Young as a boy and father， and a paragraph about and photo of Jesse Owens。Though attributed to Andrew Young， his daughter Paula drafted the book's text based on stories told by and conversations with her 90-year-old father and additional research。 It is smooth and very engaging - inspiring！Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Honor winner Gordon C。 James' beautiful illustrations were created using chalk pastels on Mi-Teintes pastel board with Photoshop used to finalize the images。 They are strongly set in New Orleans of the 1930's and help bring the reader back to the time of the story with their fuzzy， dreamy quality。 My favorite image is the last one: of Jesse running in the Berlin Olympics on the left side and of Andrew on the right racing in New Orleans。Include this one in units of building self-esteem， Civil Rights， anti-racism， and picture book biographies/memoirs。Highly Recommended for grades 2-6。 。。。more
Alice
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5 stars for this book that celebrates Jesse Owens
Thompson McLeod
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Set in the segregated South， a young boy tells about playing with both black and white kids because nobody what color you were on the playground。 Color didn't matter to the kids。 What mattered was how fast you were， how well you could throw a ball， how athletic you were。 When Andrew asks his father who Hitler is， his father explains Hitler is the chancellor of Germany and that he believes White Christians are better than colored folks or the Jewish men his father trades with。 He explains racism Set in the segregated South， a young boy tells about playing with both black and white kids because nobody what color you were on the playground。 Color didn't matter to the kids。 What mattered was how fast you were， how well you could throw a ball， how athletic you were。 When Andrew asks his father who Hitler is， his father explains Hitler is the chancellor of Germany and that he believes White Christians are better than colored folks or the Jewish men his father trades with。 He explains racism is a sickness and the only way to deal with it is to be the best person you can be。 Father and Andrew to to a movie theater where they must sit in the "Coloreds only section，" but Andrew doesn't care once the movie starts。 He sees a newsreel of the 1936 Olympics and American athlete Jesse Owens。 Jesse Owens inspired young Andrew to be the best he can possibly be "just like Jesse Owens。" The author's and illustrator's notes as well as the paragraph at the end on Jesse Owens help children understand the time period （1936） and Andrew Young's rise in politics as he became an ambassador and "worked with the leadership of the city to bring the 1996 Olympic Games to Atlanta。" What a lovely tribute to Andrew Young and his family。 Soft pastel illustrations by Gordon C。 James make Just Like Jesse Owens a piece of artwork with words。 Likely to be heavily nominated for many awards this year， Just like Jesse Owens is sure to be in the running for the Caldecott and the Coretta Scott King awards。 Highly， highly recommended grades 1-4 and for every American history classroom。 。。。more
Kellee Moye
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I loved this transfer of oral history from father to daughter to us。 It is meant to be read out loud and Gordon C。 James brought the history to life through his （as always） brilliancy。
Lynn
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Inspiring story with gorgeous illustrations。
Tia
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"Don't get mad， get smart。"The best book I've read today！ The execution， the story and illustrations are well done。 This book is inspiring as well as informative。 It covers a lot。 I would highly recommend to everyone。 This book should be in every library and classroom。Thank you to Scholastic for the advance reader copy。 "Don't get mad， get smart。"The best book I've read today！ The execution， the story and illustrations are well done。 This book is inspiring as well as informative。 It covers a lot。 I would highly recommend to everyone。 This book should be in every library and classroom。Thank you to Scholastic for the advance reader copy。 。。。more
Bozhena Levine
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Thank you to Scholastic for the advanced review copy of this wonderful book。 This great book， based on an episode from the life of Ambassador Andrew Young， focuses on equality and peaceful practices to deal with racism and bullying。 I am looking forward to sharing this book and it’s important message with my students。
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