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The Story of Civil Rights

by Wil Mara
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Including Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and Martin Luther King Jr. and the March on Washington, read the stories of the amazing men and women who fought for equality during the US Civil Rights Movement.
Learn all about civil rights-what they are, and why they're important. This book covers the history of civil rights in the US, including slavery and the abolition of slavery, and segregation. It discusses the momentous Civil Rights Movement, from sit-ins and protests, to marches and inspirational speeches, to legislation for equality. There's also information about modern-day issues, and how children can use their voices to become activists in their own communities.
Perfect for 7-9 year olds starting to read alone, Level 3 titles include in-depth information presented through more complex sentence structure with increasing amount of text to expand the reader's general knowledge and confidence in reading. Additional information spreads are full of extra facts, developing the topics through a range of nonfiction presentation styles, such as quotes, lists, and statistics.
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Series: DK Readers, Level 3 Publisher: DK

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781465475008
  • Release date: January 2, 2018

PDF ebook

  • ISBN: 9781465475022
  • File size: 14454 KB
  • Release date: January 2, 2018

Formats

OverDrive Read
PDF ebook

subjects

History Juvenile Nonfiction Language Arts Sociology

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:860
Text Difficulty:4-5

Including Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and Martin Luther King Jr. and the March on Washington, read the stories of the amazing men and women who fought for equality during the US Civil Rights Movement.
Learn all about civil rights-what they are, and why they're important. This book covers the history of civil rights in the US, including slavery and the abolition of slavery, and segregation. It discusses the momentous Civil Rights Movement, from sit-ins and protests, to marches and inspirational speeches, to legislation for equality. There's also information about modern-day issues, and how children can use their voices to become activists in their own communities.
Perfect for 7-9 year olds starting to read alone, Level 3 titles include in-depth information presented through more complex sentence structure with increasing amount of text to expand the reader's general knowledge and confidence in reading. Additional information spreads are full of extra facts, developing the topics through a range of nonfiction presentation styles, such as quotes, lists, and statistics.
Expand title description text
History Juvenile Nonfiction Language Arts Sociology
  • Details

    Publisher:
    DK

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781465475008
    Release date: January 2, 2018

    PDF ebook
    ISBN: 9781465475022
    File size: 14454 KB
    Release date: January 2, 2018

  • Creators
  • Formats
    OverDrive Read
    PDF ebook
  • Languages
    English
  • Levels
    Lexile® Measure: 860
    Text Difficulty: 4-5