| King's Courage: Volume 4 Contributor(s): Deutsch, Stacia (Author), Cohon, Rhody (Author), Wenzel, David (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 141691269X ISBN-13: 9781416912699 Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2005 Annotation: Get out the vote! It's another exciting Monday for Abigail, Zack, Jacob, and Bo -- they are going to jump back to the past to meet Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.! The kids need to convince Dr. King not to get discouraged and to lead one of his famous voting rights marches. And they've got to do it with the twins' baby brother, Gabe, in tow! But today's mission will be more challenging -- and more suprising -- than any that they've faced so far. Luckily this time they'll get some help from two "very special people....
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Science Fiction - Time Travel - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2005926072 |
| Lexile Measure: 620 |
| Series: Blast to the Past (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 5.1" W x 7.6" (0.17 lbs) 112 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 1960's - Geographic Orientation - Alabama - Topical - Black History - Topical - Friendship - Cultural Region - South - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 103954 Reading Level: 4.3 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Blast to the Past gang gets the chance to impact civil rights when they meet Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and give him their vote of confidence in this fourth book in the Blast to the Past series. It's another exciting Monday for Abigail, Zack, Jacob, and Bo--they are going to jump back to the past to meet Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The kids need to convince Dr. King not to get discouraged and to lead one of his famous voting rights marches. And they've got to do it with the twins' baby brother, Gabe, in tow This mission will be more challenging--and more surprising--than any that they've faced so far. Luckily, they'll get some help from two very special people... |
Contributor Bio(s): Deutsch, Stacia: - Stacia Deutsch is the author of more than fifty children's books, including the eight-book, award-winning chapter book series Blast to the Past. She has also written the tween novel Mean Ghouls as well as books for the Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew and The Boxcar Children series. Stacia has been on the New York Times bestseller list for the novelizations of the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and The Smurfs movies. For new releases and school visit information visit StaciaDeutsch.com.Cohon, Rhody: - Rhody Cohon does all the research and editing for the Blast to the Past series. She has a master's degree in computer engineering. Rhody lives with her family in Tuscon, Arizona. |