Howden, Sarah.

Viola Desmond : a hero for us all / by Sarah Howden ; pictures by Nick Craine. - Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Collins, c2019. - 30 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm. - I can read! 1, Beginning reading .

"This work is adapted from 'Viola Desmond takes her seat' in "5-minute stories for fearless girls" by Sarah Howden, illustrations by Nick Craine"-- Facing title page.

In 1946, Viola Desmond refused to leave her seat in the area of a movie theatre reserved for white people. Today, her image appears on the Canadian ten-dollar bill to commemorate her courageous act.

ISBN: 9781443459839 (trade paperback)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Black Canadians
Civil rights
Race discrimination

Dewey Class. No.: 921