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By Erin Bennett Banks (illustrator)

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9781771083713 | Nimbus Pub Ltd, November 15, 2016, cover price $19.95

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Describes the biology, evolution, ecology, and adaptations of penguins, albatross, petrels, pelicans, frigate birds, cormorants, and gulls and looks at each birds characteristics and behavior

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9780517629994, titled "Ocean Birds" | Random House Value Pub, February 1, 1987, cover price $15.99 | also contains Ocean Birds | About this edition: Describes the biology, evolution, ecology, and adaptations of penguins, albatross, petrels, pelicans, frigate birds, cormorants, and gulls and looks at each birds characteristics and behavior

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9781482429220 | Gareth Stevens Pub, August 1, 2015, cover price $26.60

Product Description: Author, activist, scholaroutspoken W.E.B. Du Bois was the leading voice for justice and civil rights in the United States in his time. Born soon after the Civil War, Du Bois believed that educated African Americans must lead their people...read more

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9780766062818 | Enslow Pub Inc, January 1, 2015, cover price $12.88 | About this edition: Author, activist, scholaroutspoken W.

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Product Description: Ten true stories of real-life civil rights heroes!Sixteen-year-old protest leader Rodney Hurst can't comprehend what's unfolding in front of him: Hundreds of hate-filled men brandishing ax handles and baseball bats are attacking any black person in their path...read more

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9780545769747, titled "Young Civil Rights Heroes: Young Civil Rights Heroes" | Scholastic, December 30, 2014, cover price $5.99 | About this edition: Ten true stories of real-life civil rights heroes!

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Product Description: African-American serviceman Lanier Phillips was just eighteen years old when he was rescued from a sinking warship off the coast of Newfoundland in 1942 – a turn of events that transformed his life and ignited a lasting passion for civil rights...read more

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9781550815511 | Breakwater Books Ltd, September 1, 2014, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: African-American serviceman Lanier Phillips was just eighteen years old when he was rescued from a sinking warship off the coast of Newfoundland in 1942 – a turn of events that transformed his life and ignited a lasting passion for civil rights.

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Product Description: The familiar story of this American hero is told for children. From Dr. King's birth to the end of his short life, the values that he stood for so powerfully and the changes that he helped to bring about are presented here in terms that children can understand and personally relate to...read more
By Gershom Griffith (illustrator)

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9781575656380, titled "Let's Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day" | Revised edition (Kane Pr, August 13, 2013), cover price $7.95 | About this edition: The familiar story of this American hero is written with young children in mind.

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9781575657240, titled "Let's Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day" | Revised edition (Kane Pr, September 1, 2014), cover price $25.32 | About this edition: The familiar story of this American hero is told for children.

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Product Description: Malcolm X, the famous African American activist, remains a figure of controversy years after his assassination in 1965. This book uses the embattled leader's own words to explore his life, from the early death of his father to his own untimely death...read more

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9781482412819 | Gareth Stevens Pub, August 1, 2014, cover price $10.50 | About this edition: Malcolm X, the famous African American activist, remains a figure of controversy years after his assassination in 1965.

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9781482414813 | Gareth Stevens Pub, August 1, 2014, cover price $26.60

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Product Description: Explore the life and achievements of W.E.B. Du Bois, a scholar, civil rights activist, and cofounder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People NAACP.

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9781491405116 | Capstone Pr Inc, August 1, 2014, cover price $5.95 | About this edition: Explore the life and achievements of W.

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9781491405055 | Pebble Books, July 1, 2014, cover price $21.32 | About this edition: Explore the life and achievements of W.

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Product Description: "In 1961, a group known as the Freedom Riders organized a trip that spanned several southern states in order to test new desegregation laws. The backlash they faced was incredible and included facing violent mobs and enduring brutal beatings...read more

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9781477760628 | Powerkids Pr, January 1, 2014, cover price $10.00 | About this edition: "In 1961, a group known as the Freedom Riders organized a trip that spanned several southern states in order to test new desegregation laws.

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9781477760611 | Powerkids Pr, January 1, 2014, cover price $26.25 | About this edition: In 1961, a group known as the Freedom Riders organized a trip that spanned several southern states in order to test new desegregation laws.

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9781621273158 | Weigl Pub Inc, July 30, 2013, cover price $12.95

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9781621273097 | Weigl Pub Inc, July 30, 2013, cover price $27.13

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Product Description: These books examine a significant event or time period in African American history; every effort is made to place the topic in context, so readers will understand the connection between black history and the broad sweep of America's story...read more

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9781420509205 | Lucent Books, May 24, 2013, cover price $39.40 | About this edition: These books examine a significant event or time period in African American history; every effort is made to place the topic in context, so readers will understand the connection between black history and the broad sweep of America's story.

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By Manu Chitrakar (illustrator), Arthur Flowers and Guglielmo Rossi (illustrator)

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9781554983285, titled "I See the Promised Land: A Life of Martin Luther King Jr." | Revised edition (Groundwood Books, January 1, 2013), cover price $16.95
9789380340043 | Tara Books, November 30, 2010, cover price $16.95

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9781464402036 | Enslow Elementary, January 1, 2013, cover price $9.35 | also contains Martin Luther King, Jr.: Civil Rights Leader, Martin Luther King, Jr.: Civil Rights Leader

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9780766040991 | Enslow Elementary, January 1, 2013, cover price $22.60

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9781935884606 | State Standards Pub Llc, May 1, 2012, cover price $30.60

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9781935884668 | State Standards Pub Llc, May 1, 2012, cover price $14.60

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Product Description: Activists are people who are willing to fight hard for what they believe in. They put their own lives in danger to improve the lives of other people. Some famous activists include Martin Luther King, Jr., Frederick Douglass, and Rosa Parks...read more

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9781448870547 | Powerkids Pr, January 15, 2012, cover price $8.25 | About this edition: Activists are people who are willing to fight hard for what they believe in.

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9781448866380 | Powerkids Pr, January 15, 2012, cover price $23.60 | About this edition: Activists are people who are willing to fight hard for what they believe in.

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Product Description: Cornerstones of Freedom, Third Series―Bringing History to Life Even before the first glorious ring of the Liberty Bell, America was a land of freedom and promise. Read about what makes our country and form of government so great that it has inspired people from all over the world to start life anew here, endure the economic and social upheavals, and defend the land and rights that are unique to the United States of America...read more

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9780531265543 | Childrens Pr, September 1, 2011, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: Cornerstones of Freedom, Third Series―Bringing History to Life Even before the first glorious ring of the Liberty Bell, America was a land of freedom and promise.

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9780531250297 | Childrens Pr, September 1, 2011, cover price $30.00

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Malcolm X was a courageous advocate for the rights of African Americans who led a fascinating, if sadly short, life. From his work for the Nation of Islam to his assassination, this book delicately handles the life of this important civil rights leader with age-appropriate language and content and a timeline for easy reference. Photographs of Malcolm X throughout his life enhance his conversion from militant black leader to peaceful civil rights activist.

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9781433956881 | Gareth Stevens Pub, August 1, 2011, cover price $8.15 | About this edition: Malcolm X was a courageous advocate for the rights of African Americans who led a fascinating, if sadly short, life.

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9781433956867 | Gareth Stevens Pub, August 1, 2011, cover price $22.60

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Insomniac Anton Vowl is missing from his Paris rooms, and his companions look for information in his diary, in a work using no 'e'

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9780002711180, titled "A Void" | Harpercollins, December 1, 1994, cover price $12.00 | also contains A Void | About this edition: Insomniac Anton Vowl is missing from his Paris rooms, and his companions look for information in his diary, in a work using no 'e'

This biography features an in-depth account of the life of Martin Luther King and a series of key questions for discussion and debate. Extensive primary evidence is quoted for and against each question and you, the reader, are invited to 'judge for yourself'.

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9780237523091 | Evans Brothers Ltd, April 12, 2002, cover price $26.50 | About this edition: This biography features an in-depth account of the life of Martin Luther King and a series of key questions for discussion and debate.

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9780237536244 | Evans Brothers Ltd, September 20, 2008, cover price $17.00

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Insomniac Anton Vowl is missing from his Paris rooms, and his companions look for information in his diary, in a work using no 'e'

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9780002711197 | Harpercollins, January 1, 1995, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: Insomniac Anton Vowl is missing from his Paris rooms, and his companions look for information in his diary, in a work using no 'e'

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9781567922967 | David R Godine Pub, November 30, 2005, cover price $17.95
9781860460982 | Harvill Pr, July 1, 1997, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: Insomniac Anton Vowl is missing from his Paris rooms, and his companions look for information in his diary, in a work using no 'e'
9780002711180 | Harpercollins, December 1, 1994, cover price $12.00 | also contains Free at Last: the Story of Martin Luther King, Jr. | About this edition: Insomniac Anton Vowl is missing from his Paris rooms, and his companions look for information in his diary, in a work using no 'e'
9780002711180 | Harpercollins, December 1, 1994, cover price $12.00 | also contains Free at Last: the Story of Martin Luther King, Jr. | About this edition: Insomniac Anton Vowl is missing from his Paris rooms, and his companions look for information in his diary, in a work using no 'e'

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