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March On!: The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World

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March On! is a powerful book. Relating how a dream slowly gained reality and became a foundation for major changes in our country must be done over and over. Ms. King covers her subject in a very simple, yet very clear manner. She's written in a way that children can feel and comprehend what happened. Mr. Ladd's illustrations clearly depict the fears, emotions and awe of what happened on the day of the March. I recommend it for all school libraries. My 9 year old granddaughter was delighted to find a copy on the bookshelf at her school after she had read our copy. This history must be passed on to future generations.

From the sister of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. comes an account of how her brother wrote the landmark 'I Have a Dream' speech that was to change civil rights history - and that became the cornerstone of a march which was the first to be televised around the world. MARCH ON! THE DAY MY BROTHER MARTIN CHANGED THE WORLD offers fine paintings by London Ladd to accompany a poignant story of change and civil rights history.

This children's book should become a standard in every school library. The illustrations bring you right in to that day 40 years ago. You feel a part of the excitement.

The story of Dr. King's Dream speach needs to be told and understood by each new generation. We as a nation are getting closer to Dr. King's dream, but we still have a ways to go.

A GREAT Christmas present for any child on your list.