MLK Day book list

These books are recommended alongside our free MLK Day mini unit study, which you can download here.

A Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr.

by David A. Adler

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My Little Golden Book About Martin Luther King Jr.

by Bonnie Bader

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Martin & Anne

by Nancy Churnin

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Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King

by Jean Marzollo

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Dream March

by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson

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Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

by Doreen Rappaport

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A Place to Land

by Barry Wittenstein

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Granddaddy's Turn: A Journey to the Ballot Box

by Michael S. Bandy and Eric Stein

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The story of ruby bridges

by Robert Coles

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Rosa

by Nikki Giovanni

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The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read

by Rita Lorraine Hubbard & Oge Mora

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I am rosa parks

by Rosa Parks

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a sweet smell of roses

by Angela Johnson

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freedom on the menu: the greensboro sit-ins

by Carole Boston Weatherford

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