I Have a Dream

By Martin Luther King, Jr.

Illustrated by Kadir Nelson

2012

32 pages

What better way to introduce students to Martin Luther King's famous "I have a dream" speech than by having them listen to the enclosed CD recording while looking at Kadir Nelson's stunning art work? A great alternative "read-aloud" - MLK and Kadir Nelson do all of the work for you! (Expect a meaningful conversation to follow).

2013 Coretta Scott King Book Awards Illustrators honors

Underground

By Shane W. Evans

2011

32 pages

With just a few words of text on each pages, the darkly illustrated images tell the story of a journey toward the light and its symbol for freedom. A good introduction to the underground railroad, there are many opportunities for questions and meaningful conversation.

2012 Coretta Scott King Book Awards Illustrator winner

The Man Who Walked Between the Towers

By Mordicai Gerstein
2003
40 pages

A beautifully illustrated story of Phillipe Petit, the man who walked a tightrope between the World Trade Center towers, this is an excellent (and suspenseful) read-aloud, and a perfect introduction to a discussion on the September 11th terrorist attacks.

2004 Caldecott Medal winner