Cover of A Lesson for Martin Luther King Jr.

A Lesson for Martin Luther King Jr.

by · 2003

+ Want to read

Level 2: Reading Independently

* More complex stories

* Varied sentence structure

* Paragraphs and short chapters

Young Martin Luther King Jr. is having some problems with his best friend, Bobby. First, they are going to different schools this year. Next, Bobby's dad is not letting his son play with Martin. When Martin learns why, he is confused and hurt — but he learns a lesson that he will never forget.

Subject
biographybiographyMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Themes
American historyAmerican historyMore like thisLess of this
Setting
USAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrenspicture books
Length
short · 32 pages

Click a tag to see books like this one that share it. Point at it (on a phone, tap it) for less of it instead.

Read it? Sign in to help tag it.

BuyAmazonGoogle Books

BorrowOpen LibraryA library near you

MoreCompare prices

Liked A Lesson for Martin Luther King Jr.? Here’s where I’d start.

These suit anyone who liked A Lesson for Martin Luther King Jr.. Sign in and mark a few books for picks shaped around your own taste.

  1. A Picture Book of John and Abigail Adams David A. Adler, Michael S. Adler · 2005 Shares picture books, biography, childrens
  2. Dolley Madison Saves George Washington Don Brown · 2007 Shares picture books, nonfiction, biography
  3. Boss of the Plains: The Hat That Won the West Laurie Winn Carlson · 1998 Shares picture books, childrens, American history
  4. Thomas Jefferson Cheryl Harness · 2004 Shares picture books, nonfiction, American history
See more recommendations →

“If you want more of the same (biography about american history), start with these.”

  1. A Boy Named FDR: How Franklin D. Roosevelt Grew Up to Change America Kathleen Krull · 2010
  2. Abraham Lincoln Amy L. Cohn, Suzy Schmidt · 2002
  3. Remember the Ladies: 100 Great American Women Cheryl Harness · 2001
  4. Electric Ben: The Amazing Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin Robert Byrd · 2012

“If it was the American history that hooked you, try one of these.”

  1. Down the Colorado: John Wesley Powell, the One-Armed Explorer Deborah Kogan Ray · 2007
  2. The Boston Tea Party Steven Kroll · 1998
  3. The Buffalo Nickel Taylor Morrison · 2002
  4. Purple Mountain Majesties Barbara Younger · 2002

“These start from a similar idea, even if they go somewhere else with it.”

  1. Happy Thanksgiving Margaret McNamara · 2005
  2. Abe Lincoln and the Muddy Pig Stephen Krensky · 2002
  3. Swing Otto Swing! David Milgrim · 2004
  4. The Bandit B.B. Reid · 2016

Report a problem