Going Places: Victor Hugo Green and His Glorious Book

In the vein of Hidden Figures comes a nonfiction picture book about the Green Book, a travel...
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Author: Tonya Bolden
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Going Places: Victor Hugo Green and His Glorious Book by Bolden, Tonya

Going Places: Victor Hugo Green and His Glorious Book

$241.70

Going Places: Victor Hugo Green and His Glorious Book

$241.70
Author: Tonya Bolden
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

In the vein of Hidden Figures comes a nonfiction picture book about the Green Book, a travel guide by Victor Hugo Green, a Black postal worker from Harlem, made to help African Americans stay safe while traveling during segregation.

As a mail carrier, Victor Hugo Green traveled across New Jersey every day. But with Jim Crow laws enforcing segregation since the late 1800s, traveling as a Black person in the US could be stressful, even dangerous.

So in the 1930s, Victor created a guide--The Negro Motorist Green-Book--compiling information on where to go and what places to avoid so that Black travelers could have a safe and pleasant time. While the Green Book started out small, over the years it became an expansive, invaluable resource for Black people throughout the country--all in the hopes that one day such a guide would no longer be needed.

Award-winning author Tonya Bolden and acclaimed illustrator Eric Velasquez shine a light on this little-known history of Victor Hugo Green and the deep impact of his incredible book on generations of Black families in America.



Author: Tonya Bolden
Publisher: Quill Tree Books
Published: 10/04/2022
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 11.00h x 9.00w
ISBN: 9780062967404
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.1
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 519753 / Going Places: Victor Hugo Green and His Glorious Book


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 06/01/2022 pg. 66
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2022
School Library Journal 07/22/2022 pg. 1
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2022 pg. 104
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2022 - Book Of Special Distinction
Publishers Weekly 10/24/2022

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