The Civil Rights Movement
From the Series Movements That Matter (Alternator Books ® )
Civil rights have been in the news with the rise of Black Lives Matter, Colin Kaepernick taking a knee during the national anthem at NFL games, and more. Yet civil rights activists have many other causes they are fighting for, such as calling attention to police brutality and combating racism in everyday life.
The Civil Rights Movement started in the 1800s and remains a prominent movement within our modern society. Find out how activists such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Fannie Lou Hamer set the stage for activists in modern times and learn how activists are speaking out today to expand rights for African Americans.
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978-1-5415-3694-4
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$34.99 |
| Interest Level | Grade 3 - Grade 6 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 4 |
| Genre | Social Studies |
| Category | 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Traditional Nonfiction, Diverse Books: Race & Ethnicity, Diverse Books: Social Justice, Diversity |
| Copyright | 2019 |
| Publisher | Lerner Publishing Group |
| Brand | Alternator Books ® |
| Imprint | Lerner Publications ™ |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 32 |
| Publication Date | 2018-08-01 |
| Text Type | Informational/Explanatory |
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| BISACS | JNF007110, JNF053140, JNF018010 |
| Dewey | 323.1196/0730904 |
| Graphics | Full-color illustrations |
| Dimensions | 7 x 9 |
| Lexile | 1000 |
| Guided Reading Level | X |
| ATOS Reading Level | 6.2 |
| Accelerated Reader® Quiz | 198719 |
| Accelerated Reader® Points | 0.5 |
| Features | Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Glossary words bolded within text, Index, Reviewed, Sidebars, and Timeline |
Author: Eric Braun
Eric Braun has written dozens of books for readers of all ages and edited hundreds more. He is a McKnight fellow and a nice fellow, and he likes to ride his bike really far and really fast. He lives in Minneapolis with his wife and two sons, some of whose antics have found their way into his books (unbeknownst to them).
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Reviews
School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
“[E]ach title sensitively and honestly lays out the history, background, and recent events in its respective movement. Recommended.”—School Library Journal, Series Made Simple