The Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. (Cornerstones of Freedom) [Library Binding]

R. Conrad Stein (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1996 | Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up

Dramatic and defining moments in American history come vividly the life in the Cornerstones of Freedom series.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Gr 3-6--On April 4, 1968, America's best known civil rights leader was killed by an assassin's bullet as he stood with friends on the balcony of a Memphis motel. The turbulent events surrounding that tragic occurrence are related in this well-written series entry. Numerous black-and-white photographs add to the immediacy of the text, including both 1960 and current photos of James Earl Ray, convicted assassin. Additional features include excerpts from the "I Have a Dream" speech and a timeline of Dr. King's life. Stein's offering has more details about the people and events surrounding King's death and his place in history than Jim Haskins's The Day Martin Luther King, Jr., Was Shot (Scholastic, 1992), which provides a much broader look at the civil rights movement in the U.S.

Eunice Weech, M. L. King Elementary School, Urbana, IL

Copyright 1997 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Library Binding: 32 pages
• Publisher: Children's Press (CT) (September 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0516200046
• ISBN-13: 978-0516200040
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 8.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,232,944 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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