John Lewis

Civil Rights Champion and Politician

The Black American Journey
  • Interest Level: Grade 4 - Grade 7
  • Reading Level: Grade 5

Describes the life and accomplishments of American civil rights champion, statesman, and politician John Lewis. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, informative captions and sidebars, a phonetic glossary,a time line, a Think-About-It section, and an index.

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978-1-5038-5446-8
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978-1-5038-5532-8
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Interest Level Grade 4 - Grade 7
Reading Level Grade 5
Genre Nonfiction
Category Social Studies
Copyright 2022
Publisher The Child's World, Inc.
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2021-08-01
BISACS JNF007020, JNF007050, JNF018010
Dewey 920
Graphics Full-color photographs, Historical photographs
Dimensions 8 x 9.5
Lexile 820
Guided Reading Level X
ATOS Reading Level 5.6
ATOS Interest Level MG
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 512351
Accelerated Reader® Points 1.0
Features Educational front/back matter, Glossary of key words, Index, Informative sidebars, Phonetics, Photo captions, Reviewed, Sources for further research, Suggested websites, and Table of contents
Online Resources



  • Separate and Unequal
  • A “Preacher” Is Born
  • A Budding Activist
  • Marching Toward Equalit Y
  • A New Career in Politic S
  • Think About It
  • Time Line
  • Glossary
  • Further Information
  • Index
Author: Golriz Golkar

Golriz Golkar is the author of more than 100 nonfiction and fiction books for children. She holds a B.A. in American literature and culture from UCLA and an Ed.M. in language and literacy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Inspired by her work as an elementary school teacher, she loves to write the kinds of books that students are excited to read. Golriz lives in France with her husband and young daughter. She thinks children are the very best teachers, and she loves learning from her daughter every day.

Reviews

A noteworthy review of The Black American Journey from Booklist on September 1, 2021

The Black American Journey is the latest generation of the publisher’s Journey to Freedom: The African American Library series (circa 2000) and The African American Journey series (a decade later). Some of the recent books are entirely new, while others are revised editions. The… View →