Martin Luther King, Jr. and the March on Washington (Penguin Young Readers, L3)
All Aboard Reading! On August 28, 1963, more than 250,000 people came to the nation's capital. They came by plane, by bus, by car--even on roller-skates--to speak out against segregation and to demand equal rights for everyone. They also came to hear the words of a very special leader, Martin...
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All Aboard Reading! On August 28, 1963, more than 250,000 people came to the nation's capital. They came by plane, by bus, by car--even on roller-skates--to speak out against segregation and to demand equal rights for everyone. They also came to hear the words of a very special leader, Martin Luther King, Jr. Told with a wonderful immediacy, this book captures the spirit of this landmark day in American history and brings Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech to vivid life for young children.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780448424217 (0448424215)
Publish date: December 4th 2000
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 48
Edition language: English
I've also read Ant in this series and Penguin is similar, in that there is more cultural history in it than natural history. However, the balance is more even here and, I think, the better for it.The accounts of human interaction with penguins are by turns entertaining, moving and depressingly inevi...
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