Lenore look biography of martin luther king
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Martin Luther King, Jr. (Little People, BIG DREAMS)
Little Martin grew up in a family of preachers: his dad was a preacher, his uncle was a preacher, his grandfather was a preacher…so maybe he’d become a great preacher too. One day, a friend invited him to play at his house. Martin was shocked when his mother wouldn’t let him in because he was black. That day he realized there was something terribly unfair going on. Martin believed that no one should remain silent and accept something if it's wrong. And he promised himself that—when he grew up—he’d kamp injustice with the most powerful weapon of all: words. This moving book features stylish and udda illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profil of the inspiring activist’s life.
Little People, BIG DREAMS is a bestselling biography series for kids that explores the lives of outstanding people, from designe
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Children’s Books That Celebrate Diversity
Reading recommendations from Dr. Alice Mar
Whew, it’s mid-June and 2020 has been quite a year! I think a lot of us have been thinking about the importance of talking to our kids about race and racism. Sometimes, it’s a hard conversation to know how to have. One way that can help start that conversation is to read books with your kids that feature characters from a diversity of backgrounds and cultures and races.
I think sometimes we tend to pull out books about civil rights heroes like Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr. and Ruby Bridges in February for Black History Month, but then they get put back on the shelf the rest of the year. Books about Civil Rights heroes are awesome and important to read, but I think it’s equally important for kids to read books featuring kids that don’t look like them but who are doing ordinary things and experiencing similar joys and struggles. For this list, I’m going to focus on the latter kinds of
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a globby bloogie by lenore look
MORRISTOWN, NJ — Last week I had the pleasure of visiting the Alexander Hamilton School in Morristown, NJ:Looks like a large, stately mansion, doesn’t it? I love the Classical columns in the front, where I was greeted warmly by the librarian, Linda Murphy.
In the library, many historical figures had taken the best seats in the house for my author presentations: Can you guess who they are? Hint: the guy with the white hair is NOT George Washington.
I forgot to mention to the young readers there that I have a close connection to Alexander Hamilton and his nemesis, Aaron Burr . . . I live TWO miles from the site where Burr shot and killed Hamilton in a duel in Weehawken, New Jersey, in 1804. You can read about it here. It’s very creepy!
But my day at Alexander Hamilton was not creepy at all. In fact, it was filled with surprise and wonder and great fun and excitement from beginning to end. This is how it began:
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