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A picture book of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Adler, David A.
Paper Book
The story of the civil rights leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner.
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Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.?
Bader, Bonnie 1961-
Paper Book
The story of one of the most influential civil rights activist of our time. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was only 25 when he helped organize the Montgomery Bus Boycott and was soon organizing black people across the country in support of the right to vote, desegregation, and other...
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Let the children march
Clark-Robinson, Monica
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This powerful picture book introduces young readers to a key event in the struggle for Civil Rights. Winner, Coretta Scott King Honor Award. In 1963 Birmingham, Alabama, thousands of African American children volunteered to march for their rights after hearing Dr. Martin Luther King...
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I have a dream
King, Martin Luther Jr 1929-1968
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Experience history with this picture book of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic speech, including an audio CD. This Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book will inspire young readers! From Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s daughter, Dr. Bernice A. King- "My father's dream...
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Martin Luther King Day
Lowery, Linda
Paper Book
Briefly recounts the life of the black minister who devoted his life to civil rights and discusses the national holiday in his name: Martin Luther King Day celebrated on the third Monday of every January.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
MacMillan, Dianne M. 1943-
Paper Book
The author discusses how Martin Luther King, Jr. Day came to be a national holiday and the ways it is celebrated in schools and towns across the country today.
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I am Martin Luther King, Jr.
Meltzer, Brad
Paper Book
The eighth biography in this New York Times bestselling series features one of America's greatest civil rights heroes, Martin Luther King, Jr. As a child, Martin Luther King, Jr. was shocked by the terrible and unfair way African American people were treated. When he grew...
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Marching for freedom : walk together, children, and don't you grow weary
Partridge, Elizabeth.
Paper Book
An inspiring look at the fight for the vote, by an award-winning author Only 44 years ago in the U.S., Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was leading a fight to win blacks the right to vote. Ground zero for the movement became Selma, Alabama. Award-winning author Elizabeth Partridge leads you...
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
Pastan, Amy.
Paper Book
Tells the amazing story of struggle and triumph of one of the greatest Civil Rights leaders, Martin Luther King, Jr. In this groundbreaking new series, DK brings together fresh voices and DK design values to give readers the most information-packed, visually exciting biographies on the market...
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Martin rising : requiem for a King
Pinkney, Andrea Davis
Paper Book
With imagination and power, the award-winning Pinkney duo celebrates MLK's nonviolent struggle for civil rights -- as he transforms America through the spirit of love.A Washington Post Best Book of the YearA Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the YearA New York Public Library Best Book of...
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Love will see you through : Martin Luther King Jr.'s six guiding beliefs (as told by his niece)
Watkins, Angela Farris.
Paper Book
The niece of Martin Luther King, Jr. reveals six timeless and universal principles that encompass the civil rights leader's greatest legacy: Love will see you through. Growing up as the niece of Martin Luther King Jr., Angela Farris Watkins witnessed firsthand the principles and...
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Be a king : Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream and you
Weatherford, Carole Boston 1956-
Paper Book
Young People's Poet Laureate Carole Boston Weatherford and award-winning illustrator James E. Ransome use key moments from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life to inspire future generations to stand up for what's right, make the world a better place, and be a King. You can be...
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A place to land : Martin Luther King Jr. and the speech that inspired a nation
Wittenstein, Barry
Paper Book
As a new generation of activists demands an end to racism, A Place to Land reflects on Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech and the movement that it galvanized. Winner of the Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children Selected...
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