Martin Luther King Jr. Day is commemorated on Jan. 15, 2007.

Help your students learn more about the accomplishments of Martin Luther King, Jr., and other early civil rights leaders, and the history of the early African American civil rights movement by introducing them to the following resources in the World Book Student:

Encyclopedia articles 
African Americans
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day
Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site
Coretta Scott King
Coretta Scott King Awards
"I Have A Dream"
Ralph David Abernathy
Medgar Evers
Dick Gregory
Jesse L. Jackson
Malcolm X
Benjamin Elijah Mays
Rosa Louise Parks
Bayard Rustin
Andrew Jackson Young, Jr.
Civil rights
Civil Rights, Commission
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Emmett Till case
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

Happy New Year!

January is the first month of the year according to the Gregorian calendar, which is used in almost all the world today. Many people around the world celebrate January 1 as the first day of the new year.

Some World Book resources about New Years celebrations and calendars are below:

World Book Kids

World Book launches World Book Kids

World Book has launched World Book Kids, a revolutionary online environment for younger students that infuses creativity and wonder in learning.

World Book Kids is designed especially for younger users, English-language learners, and reluctant readers. With content from the award winning World Book Student Discovery Encyclopedia, the site offers simpler navigation, easier-to-read content, brighter colors, and a graphical design.

Thousands of colorful illustrations, diagrams, and maps enrich thousands of articles selected for appeal and curricular relevance. Activities tied to national curriculum standards, with teacher guides, provide instructive and stimulating ways to use the content in the classroom setting.