As Good as Anybody: Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel's Amazing March Toward Freedom
by Richard Michelson and Raúl Colón
MARTIN LUTHER KING, Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel. Their names stand for the quest... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Area
- African American
Year Published 2008
Word Count 1,570
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 680L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 122592
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Jews
- 20th century
- Civil rights
- Civil rights workers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Juvenile literature
- African Americans--Biography--Juvenile literature
- King, Martin Luther
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 20th Century
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Social Activists
- Relations with Jews
- African Americans
- African Americans--Relations with Jews--Juvenile literature
- United States--Race relations--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- History
- Jews--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Civil rights workers
- United States
- Friendship--United States--Case studies--Juvenile literature
- Heschel, Abraham Joshua
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Prejudice & Racism
- Heschel, Abraham Joshua, 1907-1972--Juvenile literature
- Race relations
- Friendship
- Civil rights movements
- Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Raúl Colón
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Richard Michelson
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In-depth Written Interview with Raúl Colón
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Awards & Distinctions 2

Sydney Taylor Book Award, 2001-2021
Winner, 2009

Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2020
Multicultural and International Honor, 2009
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