Every year I look forward to this opportunity to highlight new books about Martin Luther King and the struggle for civil rights in America. Each title teaches me something new so even though they’re picture books, they’re perfectly suited to …
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still dreaming that dream…MLK Day 2019
One of the great benefits for me in writing Orange Marmalade has been a greater exposure to children’s literature covering Black History and the Civil Rights Movement. I’ve learned a lot about these tremendously important subjects, compellingly addressed by talented …
I have decided to stick with love…books for MLK Day 2018
And I say to you, I have also decided to stick with love, for I know that love is ultimately the only answer to humankind’s problems[…] And I’m not talking about emotional bosh when I talk about love; I’m talking …
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a riveting new look at Selma…it’s Black History Month
Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March, by Lynda Blackmon Lowery, as told to Elspeth Leacock and Susan Buckley, illustrated by P.J. Loughran published in 2015 by Dial Books I’ve been …
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do not look away…three books of weighty civil rights history
Monday is MLK Day, 2015. I’ll have a list of five picture books then to add to those you can already find in the Subject Index. Today I have three heftier books, each unpacking a critical moment in the struggle …
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from civil war to civil rights…five books for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2014
Greetings on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2014. Each year I find more good books than I have space for which share King’s dream of civil rights and illuminate its importance over time. This list of five is packed with …
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the struggle for freedom and civil rights…a list of five books to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
This week I’m blogging titles related to the Civil Rights Movement as we look ahead to Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. There are lots more excellent titles you can search for in the index (which, by the way, I am …
nonfiction nuggets…the tragedy and triumph of Selma
Marching for Freedom: Walk Together, Children, and Don’t You Get Weary, by Elizabeth Partridge In Selma, Alabama, in 1965, eight-year-old children were arrested and jailed; 10-year-olds were jolted with electric cattle prods; twelve-year-olds and fourteen-year-olds were clubbed in the mouth, …
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a list of…five books honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Orange Marmalade will be focusing on Black Americans in children’s literature all week. I’ve enjoyed and learned from the reading I’ve done to select these books and hope you find some new titles to read with your kids, or just …
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