Dare to Dream: Coretta Scott King and the Civil Rights Movement (Rainbow Biography) [Hardcover]

Angela Shelf Medearis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1994 | Age Level: 8 and up | Series: Rainbow Biography

From her childhood encounters with discrimination t her activism as an adult, Coretta Scott King dreamed of finding a place where people were treated equally. This compelling biography tells how she joined her husband, the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. to lead protest marches and stand up to prejudice and violence. "This biography shows her to be a courageous woman who can stand on her own merit, and not just as the wife of one of the world's most well-known men." — School Library Journal

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 3-5?A readable account of the life of Coretta Scott King that emphasizes her participation in the civil rights movement. Based largely on Mrs. King's book My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr. (Holt, 1993), this biography shows her to be a courageous woman who can stand on her own merit, and not just as the wife of one of the world's most well-known men. Black-and-white photographs and well-executed pencil drawings show the subject at various stages of her life. The book concludes with a three-entry list for further reading; two were published in the 1970s and are out of print.?Eunice Weech, M.L. King Elementary School, Urbana, IL
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From Booklist

Gr. 3-5. Using Coretta Scott King's autobiography as her primary source, Medearis fashions a concise, engaging biography for young readers. It charts the milestones in King's life from her early ambitions to be an opera singer through her marriage, her involvement in the civil rights movement, and her continuation of her husband's work after his death. Sensitive to many young readers' na{‹}ivet{‚}e about history, Medearis works into the narrative information on segregation, Rosa Parks and the Montgomery bus boycott, and other key events in the civil rights movement. Illustrated with soft pencil drawings as well as numerous black-and-white photographs, this title makes a fine addition to easy-reading biography collections. Linda Ward-Callaghan

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Hardcover: 64 pages
• Publisher: Dutton Juvenile; 1st edition (August 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0525674268
• ISBN-13: 978-0525674269
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,679,013 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Dare to Dream, March 13, 2006

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This review is from: Dare to Dream: Coretta Scott King and the Civil Rights Movement (Rainbow Biography) (Paperback)

I am pleased to report that "Dare to Dream" is an outstanding book on the life and destiny of the late Coretta Scott King. I want everyone to know that the author did an excellent job.