Menos de tres semanas después de que Salvador Gómez-Colón cumpliera quince años, Puerto Rico fue azotado por el huracán María. Muchos en su isla quedaron sin acceso a recursos básicos. Incapaz de ignorar este sufrimiento, Salvador inició una campaña de recaudación de fondos que llevó lámparas solares y lavadoras manuales a miles de familias necesitadas. La impactante historia en primera persona de Salvador relata sus vivencias durante la horrible tormenta y la manera en que lidió con la destrucc...
The inspiring true story of Malala Yousafzai, human rights activist and the youngest ever winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, from debut author/illustrator Lina Maslo. Celebrate the power of one young woman speaking up for change with Free as a Bird. This beautiful nonfiction picture book is perfect for sharing at home or in the classroom. When Malala Yousafzai was born, some people shook their heads because girls were considered bad luck. But her father looked into her eyes and knew she could do...
DK Life Stories: Martin Luther King Jr. (Life Stories) (DK Life Stories)
by Laurie Calkhoven
In this kids' biography, discover the amazing story of Martin Luther King Jr., whose powerful words and dreams for the future inspired the world. Martin Luther King Jr. will always be remembered for his famous "I have a dream" speech, which he gave during the March on Washington in 1963. But his life before and after that big event, and his other enormous contributions to the Civil Rights Movement in the United States, largely go unspoken. In this biography for kids ages 8-12, learn all about M...
Perspectives on American Progress (Set) (Perspectives on American Progress)
by Duchess, Ph.D. Harris
Cesar Chavez: Crusader for Labor Rights (Essential Lives) (Essential Lives Set 5)
by Kekla Magoon
Jackie Robinson Breaks Barriers (Perspectives on American Progress)
by Duchess, Ph.D. Harris
Claudette Colvin Refuses to Move (Courageous Kids)
by Ebony Joy Wilkins
Martin's Big Words (A Big Words Book, #1) (Big Words)
by Doreen Rappaport
Nelson Mandela (My Early Library: My Itty-Bitty Bio)
by Meeg Pincus
Meet activist Alton Yates, an Air Force veteran who dedicated his life to propelling America forward—from space travel to the Civil Rights Movement and beyond—in this inspiring nonfiction picture book. As a child growing up in Jacksonville, Florida, Alton Yates watched Black veterans return home from fighting for their country, only to have that country turn its back on them. After Alton joined the Air Force and risked his life to make spacecraft and airplane flight safer, he returned home to t...
March through history and discover twenty-five groundbreaking protest movements that have shaped the way we fight for equality and justice today in this stunningly illustrated and sweeping book! For generations, marches have been an invaluable tool for bringing about social change. People have used their voices, the words on their signs, and the strength in their numbers to combat inequality, oppression, and discrimination. They march to call attention to these wrongs and demand change and acti...
Elie Wiesel (Documentary History of the Holocaust)
by Sara Machajewski
Biographie En Images: Voici David Suzuki (Biographie En Images)
by Elizabeth MacLeod
She Persisted: Wangari Maathai (She Persisted)
by Eucabeth Odhiambo and Chelsea Clinton
Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger, a chapter book series about women who spoke up and rose up against the odds--including Wangari Maathai! In this chapter book biography by critically acclaimed author Eucabeth Odhiambo, readers learn about the amazing life of Wangari Maathai--and how she persisted. When Wangari Maathai learned about how many trees had been cut down in Kenya, where she was from, she was horrified. So she founded...
Marjory Stoneman Douglas (Conservationists) (Checkerboard Biography Library: Conservationists)
by Joanne Mattern
Martin Luther King, Jr. and the March on Washington (Penguin Young Readers, Level 3)
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.
From the author of Lincoln: A Photobiography, comes a clear-sighted, carefully researched account of two surprisingly parallel lives and how they intersected at a critical moment in U.S. history. Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass were both self-taught, both great readers and believers in the importance of literacy, both men born poor who by their own efforts reached positions of power and prominence. Lincoln as president of the United States and Douglass as the most famous and influential A...
The author presents her story and life philosophy, describing how she wished for a magic pencil that she would use to fix the world's problems, and how she realized that even if she never found the pencil, she could still have a positive impact.