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
- Lists With This Book
- Race & Racism
- Social Justice
Our Original Resources 4
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 Customizable Lesson
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 4
Author Interviews 7
Meet-the-Author Recording with Kadir Nelson
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Kadir Nelson
Created by CNN.com
Interview with Kadir Nelson
Created by Random House Kids
Interview with Kadir Nelson
Created by TIME for Kids
Illustrator Q&A with Kadir Nelson
Created by Scholastic
Interview with Martin Luther King, Jr.
Created by WNYC
Interview with Martin Luther King, Jr.
Created by Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
Nonfiction Read and Respond Customizable Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Discussion Guide from Coretta Scott King Book Awards
Created by Coretta Scott King Book Awards
Lesson Plan from Storyboard That
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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
Created by Random House Teachers & Librarians
Lesson Plan from Classroom Bookshelf
Created by Classroom Bookshelf
Awards & Distinctions 4
Indies Choice Book Awards
Picture Book Hall of Fame Selection, 2018
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2019
Illustrator Honor, 2013
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Emergent Selection, 2012
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2019
Selection, 2012
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