As Good as Anybody: Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel's Amazing March Toward Freedom
by Richard Michelson and Raúl Colón
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- Grade
- 5-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
- Jewish
Year Published 2008
Word Count 1,570
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 680L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 122592, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Jews
- 20th century
- Civil rights
- Civil rights workers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Juvenile literature
- African Americans--Biography--Juvenile literature
- King, Martin Luther
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 20th Century
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Social Activists
- Relations with Jews
- African Americans
- African Americans--Relations with Jews--Juvenile literature
- United States--Race relations--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- History
- Jews--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Civil rights workers
- United States
- Friendship--United States--Case studies--Juvenile literature
- Heschel, Abraham Joshua
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Prejudice & Racism
- Heschel, Abraham Joshua, 1907-1972--Juvenile literature
- Race relations
- Friendship
- Civil rights movements
- Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
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- Love Your Neighbor
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Raúl Colón
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Richard Michelson
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In-depth Written Interview with Raúl Colón
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Raúl Colón
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Richard Michelson
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 5
In-depth Written Interview with Raúl Colón
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Richard Michelson
Created by Just One More Book
Interview with Richard Michelson
Created by Well Read Child
Interview with Raúl Colón
Created by Colorín Colorado
Interview with Raúl Colón
Created by Library of Congress
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Lesson Plan from University of Richmond
Created by University of Richmond
Lesson Plan from Random House
Created by Random House
Awards & Distinctions 2
Sydney Taylor Book Award, 2001-2024
Winner, 2009
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2024
Multicultural and International Honor, 2009
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