Books for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
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- 589 Resources including
- 73 Videos
- 34 Book Readings
- 88 Lesson Plans
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Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Doreen Rappaport and Bryan Collier
29 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
10 Resources3 Awards
