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Something Happened In Our Town: A Child's Story About Racial Injustice

Something Happened In Our Town: A Child's Story About Racial Injustice

Author: , Illustrator: Jennifer Zivoin

Emma and Josh heard that something happened in their town. A Black man was shot by the police. "Why did the police shoot that man?" "Can police go to jail?" Something Happened in...
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Ages: 5-7
Read time: 5-20 mins
AR LEVEL: 3.2
LEXILE©: AD540L
Ages: 5-7
Read time: 5-20 mins

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