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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"Originally performed for ESPN's The Undefeated, this poem is a love letter to black life in the United States. It highlights the unspeakable trauma of slavery, the faith and fire of the civil rights movement, and the grit, passion, and perseverance of some of the world's greatest heroes. The text is also peppered with references to the words of Martin Luther King, Jr., Langston Hughes, Gwendolyn Brooks, and others, offering deeper insights into the...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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Description
In this collection of poetry, Nikki Grimes looks afresh at the poets of the Harlem Renaissance -- including voices like Langston Hughes, Georgia Douglas Johnson, and many more writers of importance and resonance from this era -- by combining their work with her own original poetry. Using "The Golden Shovel" poetic method, Grimes has written a collection of poetry that is as gorgeous as it is thought-provoking. This special book also includes original...
3) Dreamers
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 480L
Language
English
Description
"An illustrated picture book autobiography in which award-winning author Yuyi Morales tells her own immigration story"--
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1020L
Language
English
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Description
"Martin Luther King Jr. was an influential and inspiring leader of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s. The minister and social activist won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. He was assassinated in 1968"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
1090L
Language
English
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Description
The life of the eighteenth-century African prince who, after being captured by slave traders, was brought to Massachusetts where he was a slave until he was able to buy his freedom at the age of sixty.
6) Rosa
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
800L
Language
English
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Description
Rosa Parks is one of the most famous figures in American history. on December 1, 1955, she got on a Montgomery, Alabama, city bus after work and refused to give up her seat to a white man, an act that sparked a revolution.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the life Martin Luther King, Jr. Including how he organized the Montgomery Bus Boycott and African American people across the country in support of the right to vote, desegregation, and other basic civil rights.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1060L
Language
English
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Description
Enslaved African Americans longed for freedom, and that longing took many forms including music. Drawing on biblical imagery, slave songs both expressed the sorrow of life in bondage and offered a rallying cry for the spirit. Like a Bird brings together text, music, and illustrations by Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator Michele Wood to convey the rich meaning behind thirteen of these powerful songs.
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Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
960L
Language
English
Description
"On June 19, 1865, a group of enslaved men, women, and children in Texas gathered around a Union soldier and listened as he read the most remarkable words they would ever hear. They were no longer enslaved: they were free. The inhumane practice of forced labor with no pay was now illegal in all of the United States. This news was cause for celebration, so the group of people jumped in excitement, danced, and wept tears of joy. They did not know it...
12) We are here: 30 inspiring Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who have shaped the United States
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"There are more than 23 million people of Asian and Pacific Islander descent living in the United States. Their stories span across generations, as well as across the world. We Are Here highlights Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and the impact they've had on the cultural, social, and political fabric of the United States."--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
660L
Language
English
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Description
"Shy ten-year-old Cadence grapples with an overprotective father, a mother who's skipped town to pursue stardom, and what to do when a recording of her amazing voice leaks before she's ready to share it with the world"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
1130L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Traces the history of relations between African-Americans and Native Americans, as well as the blending of the two cultures through interracial marriage, from the earliest foreign landings through the pioneer days.
17) Tops & bottoms
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
580L
Language
English
Description
Hare turns his bad luck around by striking a clever deal with the rich and lazy bear down the road.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 730L
Language
English
Formats
Description
It's 1960, and Ruby Bridges and her family have recently moved from Mississippi to New Orleans in search of a better life. When a judge orders Ruby to attend first grade at William Frantz Elementary, an all-white school, Ruby must face angry mobs of parents who refuse to send their children to school with her. This moving picture book captures the spirit of a little girl standing alone in the face of racism.
19) A history of US
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Lexile measure
860L
Language
English
Description
A History of US is the story of the history of the United States written especially for all ages to enjoy. From the hunting and fishing tribes that first crossed the Bering Strait to the civil rights movement and 20th-century attempts to define America, the 11 books in the series make history an exciting adventure story.
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