A Taste of Colored Water
Illustrator
Matt Faulkner
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Publication Year
2008
ISBN
9781416916291
Pages
48 pages
Genre
historical
Format
picturebook
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
LuLu and Jelly are very excited to see the "colored" water they heard about in the city's water fountain, but are surprised to learn what "colored" water actually means.
Grade Level
K-3
Diversity Topics
Racial Diversity; Race discrimination; racism; segregation
Main Character
boy and girl
Race/Ethnicities
Black / White
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Anne Izard Storytellers' Choice Award, 2009, Winner
Comstock Read Aloud Book Award, 2009, Honor Book, Read Aloud Age (8-12)
Storytelling World Resource Award, 2009, Winner, Stories for Pre-Adolescent Listeners
Keywords
Civil Rights; colored; water fountain
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Faulkner, Matt, "A Taste of Colored Water" (2008). Diverse Families. 1129.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1129