About this item
"The story of the 1931 Lemon Grove incident, in which Mexican families in southern California won the first school desegregation case in United States history. Told in Spanish and English. Includes a corrido (ballad) , and information about the people involved and events leading up to and after the court case ruling"--
About the Author
Christy Hale has illustrated numerous award-winning books for children, including six that she also wrote: The East-West House: Noguchi's Childhood in Japan; Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building; Water Land: Land and Water Forms Around the World; Todos Iguales/All Equal: Un Corrido de/A Ballad of Lemon Grove; Out the Door (October 2020) ; and Copycat: Nature-inspired Design Around the World (Fall 2021) . An art director, designer, and educator, Hale teaches Writing for Picture Books at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. She lives with her family in Palo Alto.
