"Two boys, one an African-American, one a Polish Jew, learn from their fathers’ pride and self-respect. Martin’s father believes in looking up instead of down: “The way things are is not the way they always have to be.” Abraham’s father tells him to “walk like a prince, not a peasant . . . we are all God’s children. You are as good as anybody.” Martin experiences the discrimination of his Southern town with “whites only” laws. Abraham witnesses the persecution of his Jewish community as the Nazis rise to power. As adults, Reverend King Jr. and Rabbi Heschel heed their parental guidance, coming together to work for America’s struggle in the civil-rights movement in this powerful, fictionalized account of 1965’s Selma-to-Montgomery march. Colón’s softly textured colored pencil-and-watercolor illustrations render the early Southern scenes in brown/yellow tones and the European settings in blue/green; the colors blend together in the final pages, bringing out the diversity of skin tones in the march for equality. Gentle, powerful and healing. (Picture book. 7-10)" A Kirkus Starred Review, www.kirkusreviews.com

This is the amazing story of two men, advocating for non violence even though they and families received terrible cruelty and violence.
On March 21, 1965, Abraham Joshua Heschel, a prominent Rabbi, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, long a proponent of rights for blacks, joined hands to cross the bridge in Selma, Alabama. This action was for the voting rights of blacks.

Heschel came to America, fleeing the hatred of Jews at the hands of the brutal Nazi's. Sadly, while he escaped, his family was murdered in the Holocaust.

MLK, Jr. was a very strong leader and advocate for the rights of blacks...and all.

Both men were told by their father's when they were little, "You are as good as anybody." With that in mind, arms were linked and the long journey continued. ( )

I’m very fortunate that I came across this double biography book. We always take the rights that we have for granted, not realizing how many people fought on our behalf to earn these rights. This book tells the story of the amazing civil rights leader Martin Luther Junior and a Holocaust survivor Abraham Joshua Heschel who escaped from Nazi Germany looking for a better life in the USA, just to find out that racism in the United States can be just as bad. These two men realized that to face racism and earn their rights, they have to stand together to change the world. This will be a great book for social studies class. My favorite line in the book “I feel like my legs are praying” ( )

As Good as Anybody is the account of two brave men who have been treated unjustly in their counties. One, the great Martin Luther King, who suffered throughout his life because of the color of his skin. The other, Abraham Joshua Heschel, a dutiful rabbi living in Berlin during Hitler’s reign was forced to leave because he was Jewish. Neither of these men was violent protestors and they believed in serving the Lord. That’s why it is shocking that anyone would treat them by the color of their skin or the religion they practice when they are such noble people. Together, these two unite and fight against the hate by marching peacefully and preaching the word of God. ( )