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1) Martin Luther King, Jr: a man who changed things

Author

Greene, Carol

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

c1989

Language

English

Description

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A simple biography of the Baptist minister and civil rights leader who helped American blacks win many battles for equal rights and who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.

2) A picture book of Jackie Robinson

Author

Adler, David A

Series

Picture book biography

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

c1994

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

3) Jackie Robinson: baseball's first Black major leaguer

Author

Greene, Carol

Publisher

Childrens Press

Pub. Date

c1990

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Relates the life story of the first black man to play baseball in the major leagues.

4) Willie Mays

Author

Grabowski, John F

Publisher

Chelsea House

Pub. Date

c1990

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Description

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A biography of the professional baseball player who played in every All-Star Game from 1954 to 1973.

5) Jackie Robinson: he was the first

Author

Adler, David A

Series

A First biography

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

c1989

Language

English

Description

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Traces the life of the talented and determined athlete who broke the color barrier in major league baseball in 1947 by joining the Brooklyn Dodgers.

6) Frederick Douglass: the last day of slavery

Author

Miller, William

Publisher

Lee & Low

Pub. Date

c1995

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

7) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Author

Kneib, Martha

Publisher

Rosen Pub. Group

Pub. Date

c2002

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Description

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Profiles the life and achievements of the twenty-year veteran player for the NBA.

8) A picture book of Harriet Tubman

Author

Adler, David A

Series

Picture book biography

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

c1992

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Biography of the black woman who escaped from slavery to become famous as a conductor on the Underground Railroad.

9) Martin Luther King, Jr

Author

Pastan, Amy

Publisher

DK Pub

Pub. Date

2004

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 4

Language

English

10) Minty: a story of young Harriet Tubman

Author

Schroeder, Alan

Publisher

Dial Books for Young Readers

Pub. Date

c1996

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Young Harriet Tubman, whose childhood name was Minty, dreams of escaping slavery on the Brodas plantation in the late 1820s.

11) Harriet Tubman

Author

Doak, Robin S

Series

A true book

Publisher

Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc

Pub. Date

[2015]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

12) Venus Williams

Author

Aronson, Virginia

Publisher

Chelsea House Publishers

Pub. Date

c1999

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Description

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A biography of the teenage tennis player who was ranked among the top ten women players in the world in 1998.

13) Learning about dignity from the life of Martin Luther King, Jr

Author

Strazzabosco, Jeanne

Publisher

Rosen Pub. Group's PowerKids Press

Pub. Date

c1996

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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A brief biography examining the value of dignity in the life of the Baptist minister and civil rights leader whose philosophy and practice of nonviolent civil disobedience helped African Americans win many battles for equal rights.

14) Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: honoring a man of peace

Author

Gnojewski, Carol

Publisher

Enslow Publishers

Pub. Date

c2002

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Presents the history and meaning behind the observance of Martin Luther King, Jr., Day.

15) A picture book of Sojourner Truth

Author

Adler, David A

Series

Picture book biography

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

c1994

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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An introduction to the life of the woman born into slavery who became a well-known abolitionist and crusader for the rights of African Americans in the United States.

16) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr

Author

Adler, David A

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

c2001

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Tells the story of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., his life, accomplishments in the civil rights movement, and his impact on American history.

17) M.L.K: journey of a King

Author

Bolden, Tonya

Publisher

Abrams Books for Young Readers

Pub. Date

c2007

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 4

Language

English

Description

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Profiles the life and accomplishments of Baptist minister and civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

18) I am Martin Luther King, Jr

Author

Meltzer, Brad

Series

Ordinary people change the world (Picture books)

Publisher

Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House

Pub. Date

[2016]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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"A biography of Martin Luther King Jr. that tells the story of how he used nonviolence to lead the civil rights movement"--

19) Harriet Tubman: conductor on the Underground Railroad

Author

Petry, Ann

Publisher

Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers

Pub. Date

2018.

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 9

Language

English

Description

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Recounts Harriet Tubman's daring escape from slavery and her heroic efforts that brought three hundred African Americans to freedom through the Underground Railroad.

20) Martin Luther King Jr

Author

Darby, Jean

Publisher

Lerner Publications Co

Pub. Date

c2005

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

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1) Martin Luther King, Jr: a man who changed things

2) A picture book of Jackie Robinson

3) Jackie Robinson: baseball's first Black major leaguer

4) Willie Mays

5) Jackie Robinson: he was the first

6) Frederick Douglass: the last day of slavery

7) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

8) A picture book of Harriet Tubman

9) Martin Luther King, Jr

10) Minty: a story of young Harriet Tubman

11) Harriet Tubman

12) Venus Williams

13) Learning about dignity from the life of Martin Luther King, Jr

14) Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: honoring a man of peace

15) A picture book of Sojourner Truth

16) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr

17) M.L.K: journey of a King

18) I am Martin Luther King, Jr

19) Harriet Tubman: conductor on the Underground Railroad

20) Martin Luther King Jr

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