Thursday, February 9, 2012

Pick of the Week: We March by Shane Evans

We March by Shane W. Evans (Roaring Brook Press, 2012)
The events of the 1963 March on Washington, where Martin Luther King, Jr. famously gave his "I Have a Dream" speech are depicted in this new picture book by Shane Evans. This is a simple, but excellent introduction to this topic. You could easily pair this book with March On!: the Day My Brother Martin Changed the World by Christine King Farris or Martin's Big Words: the Life of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Doreen Rappaport to share this important historical event with children.

March On!: The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World by Christine King Farris, illustrated by London Ladd (Scholastic, 2008)
Scholastic also features a video of March On! along with other stories about African American history on this DVD.

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