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Doreen Rappaport
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Elegant and accessible...an evocative introduction to the man who championed racial equality and who taught others to fight with words, not fists." - School Library Journal
Martin Luther King, Jr., was one of the most influential and gifted speakers of all time. Doreen Rappaport uses quotes from some of his most beloved speeches to tell the story of his life and his work in a simple, direct way. A timeline and a list of additional books and web...
8) The new king
Author
Publisher
Dial
Pub. Date
c1995.
Language
English
Description
Young Prince Rakoto learns to cope with his father's death.
Author
Publisher
Disney/Hyperion Books
Pub. Date
c2009.
Language
English
Description
A biography of Eleanor Roosevelt, the most socially and politically active -- and controversial -- First Lady America had ever seen. Ambassador, activist, and champion of civil rights, Eleanor Roosevelt changed the soul of America forever. Includes selected quotes from Eleanor's own writings.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
This final installment in this nonfiction trilogy about the African-American experience introduces readers to the people, armed with the songs and strength passed down from their ancestors, who profoundly impacted the American civil rights movement.
16) The secret seder
Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
c2005.
Language
English
Description
As Hitler's forces gain strength in Europe, Jacques and his family, hiding in a small village and pretending to be Catholics, attend a secret seder.