As Good as Anybody: Martin Luther King, Jr., and Abraham Joshua Heschel's Amazing March Toward Freedom

by Richard Michelson (Author) Raul Colón (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

Martin Luther King, Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel. Their names stand for the quest for justice and equality.

Martin grew up in a loving family in the American South, at a time when this country was plagued by racial discrimination. He aimed to put a stop to it. He became a minister like his daddy, and he preached and marched for his cause.

Abraham grew up in a loving family many years earlier, in a Europe that did not welcome Jews. He found a new home in America, where he became a respected rabbi like his father, carrying a message of peace and acceptance.

Here is the story of two icons for social justice, how they formed a remarkable friendship and turned their personal experiences of discrimination into a message of love and equality for all.

Select format:
Paperback
$8.99

Kirkus

Starred Review
"Gentle, powerful and healing."

Review quotes

Starred Review, Booklist, February 1, 2008:
""In this powerful, well-crafted story about a partnership between two great civil rights leaders,
Michelson shows how the fight for human rights affects everyone."

Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, April 15, 2008:
"Gentle, powerful, and healing."

Review, The New York Times Book Review, July 13, 2008:
"A portrait of one of the more unusual partnerships of the civil rights movement."
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780385753876
Lexile Measure
680
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Dragonfly Books
Publication date
December 20, 2013
Series
-
BISAC categories
JNF053140 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Prejudice & Racism
JNF007110 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Social Activists
JNF025210 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States/20th Century
Library of Congress categories
African Americans
Biographies
United States
Civil rights
Race relations
King, Martin Luther
Heschel, Abraham Joshua
Jewish educators

Subscribe to our delicious e-newsletter!