A Look at Our Black History K-2 Library

Martin Luther King, Jr., was one of the most influential and gifted speakers of all time. Doreen Rappaport uses quotes from some of his most beloved speeches to tell the story of his life and his work in a simple, direct way. Bryan Collier's stunning collage art combines remarkable watercolor paintings with vibrant patterns and textures. A timeline and a complete bibliography help make this a standout biography of Dr. King.

Teaching young children to accept people who look different from them, and even having them realize the advantages and beauty in the differences, can sometimes be a difficult task. With patience and tenderness, the ingenious mother in this story finds a way to do it from very simple questions . . .

Katherine knew it was wrong that African Americans didn't have the same rights as othersas wrong as 5+5=12. She knew it was wrong that people thought women could only be teachers or nursesas wrong as 105=3. And she proved everyone wrong by zooming ahead of her classmates, starting college at fifteen, and eventually joining NASA, where her calculations helped pioneer America's first manned flight into space, its first manned orbit of Earth, and the world's first trip to the Moon!

When Grace learns about the three branches of the United States government, she and the rest of the student council put the lesson into practice as they debate how to spend the money collected from a school fund-raiser. The arguments continue as they travel to Washington, DC, for a field trip. Grace feels closer than ever to her dream of becoming president someday, but she and her classmates have a lot to learn about what it means to serve the needs of the people, especially when the people want such different things!

When her teacher reveals that the United States has never had a female president, Grace decides she wants to be the nation's first and immediately jumpstarts her political career by running in her school's mock election! But the race is tougher than she expected. This timely story not only gives readers a fun introduction to the American electoral system but also teaches the value of hard work, courage, independent thought—and offers an inspiring example of how to choose our leaders.