Martin Luther King Jr.: Civil Rights Leader

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Just the Series: Essential Lives

Annotation: Describes the life of the civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., starting at his birth in Georgia, finding a career as a pastor, and leading peaceful protests to aid civil rights.

Genre: [Biographies]

Reviews: 0

Catalog Number: #72851

Format: Library Binding

Common Core/STEAM: Common Core

Publisher: ABDO Publishing Company

Edition Date: 2014 Release Date: 08/01/13

Pages: 112 pages

ISBN: 1-617-83891-8

ISBN 13: 978-1-617-83891-0

Dewey: 921

LCCN: 2013932920

Dimensions: 24 cm.

Subject Heading:
King, Martin Luther,. Jr.,. 1929-1968. Juvenile literature.
King, Martin Luther,. Jr.,. 1929-1968.
African Americans. Biography. Juvenile literature.
Civil rights workers. United States. Biography. Juvenile literature.
Baptists. United States. Clergy. Biography. Juvenile literature.
African Americans.
Civil rights workers.
Baptists. United States. Clergy.

Language: English

Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references (page 104) and index.

Reading Level: 7.0

Interest Level: 7-12

Lexile: 1040L

This biography examines the remarkable life of Martin Luther King Jr. using easy-to-read, compelling text. Through striking black-and-white images and rich color photographs and informative sidebars, readers will learn about King's family background, childhood, education, and inspirational work as a leader of the civil rights movement in the United States. Informative sidebars enhance and support the text. Features include a table of contents, timeline, facts page, glossary, bibliography, and an index.

Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

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