Quick view Free at Last: The Story of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Angela Bull This reader tells the story of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and is part of a series designed for the National Curriculum to improve and aid the development of children's reading skills. Full color. View Details
Quick view Child of the Civil Rights Movement by Paula Young Shelton  In this Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year, Paula Young Shelton, daughter of Civil Rights activist Andrew Young, brings a child s unique perspective to an important chapter in America s history. Paula grew up in the deep... View Details
Quick view Back of the Bus by Aaron Reynolds A boy and his mother are riding the bus in Montgomery, Alabama like any other day way in the back of the bus. The boy passes time by watching his marble roll up and down the aisle with the motion of the bus View Details
Quick view What Was the March on Washington? by Kathleen Krull On August 28, 1963, more than 200,000 people gathered in Washington, DC, to demand equal rights for all races. It was there that Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech, and it was this peaceful protest that spurred the momentous... View Details
Quick view DK Biography: Martin Luther King, Jr by Amy Pastan A biography of slain civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.;Includes bibliographical references View Details
Quick view I Have a Dream by Marting Luther King On August 28, 1963, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington, Martin Luther King gave one of the most powerful and memorable speeches in our nation's history. His words, paired with Caldecott Honor winner Nelson's magnificent... View Details
Quick view Well by Mildred D Taylor In Mississippi in the early 1900s ten-year-old David Logan's family generously shares their well water with both white and black neighbors in an atmosphere of potential racial violence. View Details
Quick view Abby Takes a Stand: 1960 by Patricia McKissack Through the eyes of ten-year-old Abby, readers see what life was like for a black child in Nashville in 1960, when she couldn't get served a milkshake at a downtown restaurant. Illustrations. View Details
Quick view Gabe: A Story of Me, My Dog, and the 1970s by Shelley Gill Author Shelley Gill was seventeen-years-old in 1972 and a free spirit protesting the Vietnam War, marching for civil rights, and finding her way in a changing world. While volunteering in the medical tent at the first Rainbow Gathering in Granby,... View Details
Quick view Candy Bomber by Michael O Tunnell After World War II, the United States and Britain airlifted food and supplies into Russian-blockaded West Berlin. US Air Force Lieutenant Gail Halvorsen knew the children of the city were suffering, but what could one man do? Lt. Halvorsen began... View Details
Quick view Who Was Eleanor Roosevelt by Gare Thompson Ideal for kids who are beyond easy-to-read books, but not quite ready for a really long biography, the Who Was series introduces readers to the woman who changed the role of the nation's First Lady forever. View Details
Quick view Eleanor by Barbara Cooney A Caldecott Medalist paints a meticulously researched picture of Eleanor Roosevelt's childhood world, capturing the essence of the little girl whose indomitable spirit would make her one of the greatest first ladies of all time. Full color. View Details
