Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection
Celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with our book resource collection. Discover leveled reading passages, activity guides, educator guides, and interactive puzzles.
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Civil Rights History Calendar
Follow key events and people in the history of the civil rights movement. This calendar includes links to literacy resources.
Written by Kitty Kelley
The story of the historic march on Washington on August 28, 1963, written specifically for young...
K - 3rd
Written by Doreen Rappaport
This story of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. told using his own “big words.”
1st - 3rd
Written by David A. Adler
An introduction to the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., from his childhood to his assassination....
Pre-K - 3rd
Written by Christopher Paul Curtis
Set in 1963, this story centers around Kenny Watson who travels with his parents, his brother...
4th - 7th
Written by Jabari Asim
When he’s put in charge of caring for his family’s chickens, young John Lewis—who aspires to become a preacher—finds that the flock makes an ideal congregation.
K - 3rd
Written by Robert Coles
The story of Ruby Bridges, the first African-American child to attend an all-white school in New...
Pre-K - 3rd
Written by Ruby Bridges
The autobiography of Ruby Bridges, who recounts what happened in November of 1960, when she became...
3rd - 7th
Written by Carole Boston Weatherford
Connie is only eight years old, but as an African-American little girl living in the south in the...
Pre-K - 3rd
Written by Evelyn Coleman
When Grandma was a little girl living in Mississippi, she went into town on a hot summer day. She...
