Remembering John Lewis: For KidsLike this list

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• A Is for Activist

  Nagara, Innosanto,

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  While John Lewis is not featured in this board book celebrating the virtues of activism, his values of community, equality and justice very much are. Recommended for kids ages 0-5.

• John Lewis

  Courage in Action

  Doeden, Matt,

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  John Lewis spent over 50 years advocating for equal rights. This biography, for kids ages 8-12, follows his journey from civil rights activist all the way to Congress.

• John Lewis and Desegregation

  Boehme, Gerry

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  Before he was a congressman, John Lewis put his safety on the line to advocate for equal rights. Often on the front line during protests, Lewis's skull was fractured during the voting rights march in Selma, Alabama. Elected to U.S. Congress in 1986,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• John Lewis in the Lead

  a Story of the Civil Rights Movement

  Haskins, James, 1941-2005

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  This picture book portrait of John Lewis focuses on his youth and activism in the voter registration drives that led to the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. Recommended for kids ages 6-10.

• Lillian's Right to Vote

  a Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

  Winter, Jonah, 1962-

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  While John Lewis is not featured in this picture book celebration of one woman's first journey to the ballot box, his work led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Recommended for kids ages 5-10.

• Little Legends

  Exceptional Men in Black History

  Harrison, Vashti,

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  Author-illustrator Vashti Harrison provides vibrant mini-biographies of 35 Black leaders, including John Lewis. Recommended for kids ages 6-10.

• Preaching to the Chickens

  the Story of Young John Lewis

  Asim, Jabari, 1962-

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  This picture book biography of John Lewis focuses on his boyhood and the role that community and faith played in his development as a leader. Recommended for kids ages 6-10.

• Sit-in

  How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down

  Pinkney, Andrea Davis

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  While John Lewis is not featured in this picture book, as an activist he organized many lunch counter sit-ins like the one staged by four brave college students in 1960 at a Woolworth's in Greensboro, NC. Recommended for kids ages 6-10.

• The Story of Civil Rights Hero John Lewis

  Haskins, James, 1941-2005,

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  Follow John Lewis's story from childhood to U.S. Congress in this brief biography filled with engaging sidebars and photographs that define critical moments in the civil rights movement. Recommended for kids ages 7-12.

• Twelve Days in May

  Freedom Ride, 1961

  Brimner, Larry Dane,

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  John Lewis was one of the 13 original Freedom Riders whose 12-day journey from Washington, D.C to New Orleans, LA in May of 1961 is documented here in a riveting from-the-headlines fashion. Recommended for kids ages 10-14.

• Vote for Our Future!

  McNamara, Margaret,

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  While John Lewis is not featured in this picture book tale of a civic-minded classroom helping to get out the vote, expanding voter rights was the keystone of his work as an activist and as a congressman. Learn why voting is so important.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We March

  Evans, Shane

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  While John Lewis is not featured in this historical picture book that follows one family to the 1963 March on Washington, he was a member of the "Big Six" leaders who organized it. Recommended for kids ages 4-8.