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    15 Excellent Civil Rights Books

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    The Children’s Book Review
    Published: January 8, 2010

    In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day—observed the third Monday of each year, around the time of his January 15 birthday—here is a list of outstanding books that represent nonviolent activism and the civil rights movement:

    Child of the Civil Rights MovementChild of the Civil Rights Movement

    by Paula Young Shelton

    (Ages 4-8)

    Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

    by Doreen Rappaport

    (Ages 4-8)

    Freedom Summer Freedom Summer

    by Deborah Wiles

    (Ages 4-8)

    Civil Rights Books for KidsA Sweet Smell of Roses

    by Angela Johnson

    (Ages 5-8)

    Civil Rights Books for Kids: Ruby BridgesThe Story Of Ruby Bridges

    by Robert Coles

    (Ages 7-10)

    Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.? (Who Was...?) Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.?

    by Bonnie Bader

    (Ages 7-11)

    Civil rights movement and Ruby BridgesThrough My Eyes

    by Ruby Bridges

    (Ages 8-12)

    Witnesses to Freedom: Young People Who Fought for Civil Rights Witnesses to Freedom: Young People Who Fought for Civil Rights

    by Belinda Rochelle

    (Ages 8-12)

    The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963

    by Christopher Paul Curtis

    (Ages 9-12)

    The Color of My Words The Color of My Words

    by Lynn Joseph

    (Ages 10 and up)

    The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place

    by E.L. Konigsburg

    (Ages 10-12)

    Rosa Parks: My Story Rosa Parks: My Story

    by Rosa Parks

    (Ages 12 and up)

    Ida B. Wells: Mother of the Civil Rights Movement Ida B. Wells: Mother of the Civil Rights Movement

    by Judith Bloom Fradin

    (Ages 12 and up)

    Claudette Colvin BookClaudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice

    by Phillip M Hoose

    (Teens)

    Source of books: Publisher, Library, Bookstore

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