LINDE, Barbara M. . Malcolm X. ISBN 978-1-4339-5686-7 ; ISBN 978-1-4339-5688-1 ; ISBN 978-1-4339-5687-4 . LC 2010054578. LINDE, Barbara M. . Martin Luther King Jr . ISBN 978-1-4339-5690-4 ; ISBN 978-1-4339-5692-8 ; ISBN 978-1-4339-5691-1 . LC 2011002172. LINDE, Barbara M. . Rosa Parks . ISBN 978-1-4339-5694-2 ; ISBN 978-1-4339-5696-6 ; ISBN 978-1-4339-5695-9 . LC 2011010056. LINDE, Barbara M. . Thurgood Marshall . ISBN 978-1-4339-5698-0 ; ISBN 978-1-4339-5700-0 ; ISBN 978-1-4339-5699-7 . LC 2011012803. NELSON, Maria . Coretta Scott King . ISBN 978-1-4339-5678-2 ; ISBN 978-1-4339-5680-5 ; ISBN 978-1-4339-5679-9 . LC 2010045998. ea vol: 24p. (Civil Rights Crusaders Series). photos. chron. further reading. glossary. index. Websites. CIP. Gareth Stevens . 2011. PLB $22.60; pap. $8.15; ebook $22.60. Gr 2-3 While this series covers familiar ground, it nonetheless provides solid facts about six civil rights fighters who shaped American history and helped pave the way for African Americans to gain equality. It delivers basic information about these crusaders, but it mostly focuses on their accomplishments and their positions in the civil rights fights of their respective times. The pages alternate between the text (with "Let Freedom Ring" side boxes that provide supplemental information) and large, captioned color photographs. Vocabulary words in bold are defined at the end of each book. With their clear information, short sentence structure, and linear writing, these books would be useful for basic reports.