Nobody Gonna Turn Me 'Round: Stories and Songs of the Civil Rights Movement cover

Nobody Gonna Turn Me 'Round: Stories and Songs of the Civil Rights Movement

Author: Rappaport, Doreen

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level 6.3
Points 1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Nonfiction
Word Count 7183
Points per Word 0.000139
Page Count 64
Points per Page 0.015625

Description

This book chronicles the events of the civil rights movement from 1954 to 1965 and includes songs, poems, memoirs, and letters from the period.

Quick Summary

This isn't a boring history textbook but a time machine powered by real voices, featuring songs sung on picket lines, poems written in jail cells, and letters from children who marched alongside Dr. King himself. Kids will love flipping through these primary source documents that make the civil rights movement feel like an epic story told by the people who lived it. If your kid loves "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis and wants to experience the real history behind that story, they'll devour this collection. Perfect for kids in grades 4-8 (ages 9-13) who are ready to discover history through the words of those who were there.