We've Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children's March

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We've Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children's March

by Cynthia Levinson

ISBN: 9781561456277

When Martin Luther King Jr. pledged to fill the jails of Birmingham in 1963, thousands of students—from elementary through high school—volunteered. Author’s note. Time line. Map of 1950s–1960s Birmingham downtown district. Source notes. Bibliography. Index. Black-and-white photographs.

 

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  • ISBN: 9781561456277
    JLG Level: NM : Nonfiction Middle Grades 5-8)
    Publisher: Peachtree
    Page Count: 176
    Trim Size: 8 7/8" x 9 3/8"
    Dewey Classification: 323.1196/0
    Accelerated Reader: Level: 7.4, Points: 8
    Scholastic Reading Counts: Level: 8.6, Points: 12
    Lexile: Level: 1020L
    Awards & Honors: Kirkus Reviews Best Children’s Book of 2012; Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Books of 2012, Nonfiction; SLJ Best Children’s Books 2012, Nonfiction; 2013 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults, Finalist; Booklist Editors’ Choice Books for Youth, 2012: Nonfiction, Older Readers; Booklist Lasting Connections of 2012, Social Studies; 2013 NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children, Honor Book; Booklist 2013 Top Ten Books for Youth, Black History; ALSC 2013 Notable Children’s Books, Older Readers; 2013 Golden Kite Award Honor, Nonficiton; 2013 Jane Addams Children’s Book Award Winner, Older Children
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