Coretta Scott King: First Lady of Civil Rights
Coretta Scott King: First Lady of Civil Rights
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Coretta Scott King: First Lady of Civil Rights

Illustrated by Meryl Henderson
Part of the Childhood of Famous Americans Book Series
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8 - 12
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224
Page count
126
Words per page
~910L
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Dec 16, 2008
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Coretta Scott King wasn’t always a prominent civil rights activist–learn about her childhood in this incredible installment in the illustrated middle grade series Childhood of Famous Americans. Coretta Scott King is well known for being the wife of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and for her own civil rights and world peace activism. She also received many awards and honorary degrees. But before she did all of those impressive things, Coretta was a strong little girl who could outclimb anyone in her neighborhood, was very close to her dad, and had a beautiful singing voice! Read all about how Coretta Scott King learned that if you work hard enough, your dreams can come true.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781416968009
    Publication Date
    December 16, 2008
    Publisher
    Aladdin Paperbacks
    Page Count
    224
    Words Per Page
    126
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    8 - 12 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2008932193
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    277247593
    Est. Lexile® Level
    ~910L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~V
    ATOS® Book Level
    5.9
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    4
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    128791
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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