Combining literacy lessons with teaching about civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. can give a deeper understanding of history, social justice.
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham, 1963, is a true gem in literature, with its themes and messages inspiring future generations.
The Radium Girls: Young Readers’ Edition: The Scary but True Story of the Poison that Made People Glow in the Dark is gripping and deeply inspiring.
A Day of Pride emphasizes this message: that everyone deserves to love, be loved, and be themselves. Told through simple, rhyming couplets, the story itself is about inclusiveness, acceptance, and joy.
Writing Boycotts, Strikes, and Marches during such a turbulent time brought home to me the Civil Rights Era’s realities like nothing else.
We Are Not Yet Equal directly engages the passion and enthusiasm demonstrated by so many young people in the past few years.
The Making of America: Susan B. Anthony is a volume likely to be valuable to any young person’s investigation of American history and civil rights.
Hendrix pays full due to the intelligence of his audience, trusting them with the skill to interpret three-dimensional issues, and the result is a presentation of history that is vivid and engaging. A must for any history lover!
Boots on the Ground offers young people a taste of historical documentary that feels relevant and fresh in the modern world.
The Children’s Book Review In-demand commentator on contemporary race issues Carol Anderson, along with critically acclaimed award-winning author Tonya Bolden,…