Books for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
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- 587 Resources including
- 73 Videos
- 34 Book Readings
- 85 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
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Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Doreen Rappaport and Bryan Collier
28 Resources6 Awards

Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down
by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney
27 Resources4 Awards

Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai
19 Resources8 Awards




Claudette Colvin
by Lesa Cline-Ransome, Chelsea Clinton, Alexandra Boiger, and Gillian Flint
15 Resources1 Awards

Evicted!: The Struggle for the Right to Vote
by Alice Faye Duncan and Charly Palmer
14 Resources2 Awards

Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery
13 Resources6 Awards


Seeds of Freedom: The Peaceful Integration of Huntsville, Alabama
by Hester Bass and E.B. Lewis
13 Resources2 Awards



Thanks to Frances Perkins: Fighter for Workers' Rights
by Deborah Hopkinson and Kristy Caldwell
11 Resources1 Awards


Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World
by Laurie Lawlor and Laura Beingessner
9 Resources3 Awards
