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A Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr. Worksheets

by David A. Adler

Reading Level M · Lexile AD750L · ATOS 3.8

Martin Luther King, Jr. grows up in Atlanta loving baseball, his bicycle and singing in his father's church, and he cries when he is told two friends can no longer play with him because they are white and he is Black. He becomes a minister, leads the Montgomery bus protest after Rosa Parks is arrested, tells his angry followers to meet hate with love, and shares his dream at the March on Washington. A clear, respectful picture-book biography for MLK Day about fairness, courage and peaceful protest.

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A Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr. vocabulary words and comprehension questions

12 vocabulary words and 8 comprehension questions across 3 sections: Beginning · Middle · End.

Vocabulary words include powerful, demand, pastor, fairly, arrested, refused, followers, peacefully, nation, character, honor, prejudice.

Sample questions

Why would two of Martin's friends no longer play with him?
When Martin cried, what did his mother help him understand?
Why was Rosa Parks arrested in Montgomery?

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