I Have a Dream
by Martin Luther King, Jr. and Kadir Nelson
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- Grade
- 1-8
- Genre
- Holiday
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Area
- African American
Year Published 2012
Word Count 569
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1030L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 154830
- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.)--Juvenile literature
- Civil rights
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 20th Century
- Civil rights movements--United States--History--Juvenile literature
- Civil rights movements
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Holidays & Celebrations | Other, Nonreligious
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction
- African Americans
- History
- United States
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Prejudice & Racism
- African Americans--Civil rights--Juvenile literature
Our Original Resources 5
Meet-the-Author Recording with Kadir Nelson about I Have a Dream
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Kadir Nelson
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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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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Discussion Guide from Coretta Scott King Book Awards
Created by Coretta Scott King Book Awards
Lesson Plan from A Great American Leader - Martin Luther King Jr.
Created by A Great American Leader - Martin Luther King Jr.

Lesson Plan from Random House Teachers & Librarians
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Lesson Plan from Classroom Bookshelf
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Awards & Distinctions 4

Indies Choice Book Awards, 2009-2019
Picture Book Hall of Fame Selection, 2018

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2020
Illustrator Honor, 2013

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Emergent Selection, 2012

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2020
Selection, 2012
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