Hector, a boy, a protest, and the photograph that changed apartheid, Adrienne Wright
Type
Label
Hector, a boy, a protest, and the photograph that changed apartheid, Adrienne Wright
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
resource.biographical
individual biography
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Intended audience
Ages: 8-11
resource.interestAgeLevel
8-12, Brodart
resource.interestGradeLevel
3-7, Brodart
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Hector
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Adrienne Wright
resource.studyProgramName
Accelerated Reader, LG, 3.2, .5, 505427.Reading Counts, 3-5, 4.3, 3, 77223.
Sub title
a boy, a protest, and the photograph that changed apartheid
Summary
On June 16, 1976, Hector Pieterson, an ordinary boy, lost his life after getting caught up in what was supposed to be a peaceful protest. Black South African students were marching against a new law requiring that they be taught half of their subjects in Afrikaans, the language of the White government. The story's events unfold from the perspectives of Hector, his sister, and the photographer who captured their photo in the chaos. This book can serve as a pertinent tool for adults discussing global history and race relations with children. Its graphic novel style and mixed media art portray the vibrancy and grit of Hector's daily life and untimely death. Heartbreaking yet relevant, this powerful story gives voice to an ordinary boy and sheds light on events that helped lead to the end of apartheid
Target audience
pre adolescent
Classification
Creator
Subject
- Apartheid
- Journalism, Pictorial -- South Africa -- Juvenile literature
- Pieterson, Hector, 1963-1976 -- Juvenile literature
- RA + ALSC Notable Children's Books of 2020 for Middle Grade Ages 8-10 -- 2020.08
- South Africa -- History -- Soweto Uprising, 1976 -- Juvenile literature
- Children
- Children -- South Africa -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Pieterson, Hector, 1963-1976
- Journalism, Pictorial
- Apartheid -- South Africa -- Juvenile literature
- South Africa -- History -- Soweto Uprising, 1976
Author
Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Creator1
- Subject11
- Apartheid
- Journalism, Pictorial -- South Africa -- Juvenile literature
- Pieterson, Hector, 1963-1976 -- Juvenile literature
- RA + ALSC Notable Children's Books of 2020 for Middle Grade Ages 8-10 -- 2020.08
- South Africa -- History -- Soweto Uprising, 1976 -- Juvenile literature
- Children
- Children -- South Africa -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Pieterson, Hector, 1963-1976
- Journalism, Pictorial
- Apartheid -- South Africa -- Juvenile literature
- South Africa -- History -- Soweto Uprising, 1976
- Author1