Martin Luther King Day (Carolrhoda on My Own Books) [Library Binding]

Linda Lowery (Author), Linda Lowery Keep (Author), Hetty Mitchell (Illustrator)

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From Publishers Weekly

Part of the On My Own Holiday series, this easy-to-read book chronicles the life of Martin Luther King and the events leading up to the creation of a national holiday on his birthday last year. Lowery shows the incidents that influenced King's path: an early encounter with prejudice when the parents of a white friend won't allow the boys to play together; his reading the works of Mohandas Gandhi; Rosa Parks's refusal to go to the back of the bus in that now famous confrontation. Mitchell's pictures are straightforward and fairly realistic; together with the text they offer young readers an accessible work of nonfiction that fills a gap in information about American heroes. And it shows, in simple text, that ordinary people can bring about extraordinary results.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Library Binding: 56 pages
• Publisher: Carolrhoda Books (January 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0876142994
• ISBN-13: 978-0876142998
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,830,415 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Together Again, February 28, 2003

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This review is from: Martin Luther King Day (Carolrhoda on My Own Books) (Paperback)

Martin Luther King Day provides children with a wonderful introduction to the life and times of Martin Luther King. This small book covers a lot of ground, by providing an overview of the history of how the holiday came to be and suggestions on how to celebrate it. More importantly, it sheds life on the man behind the holiday; a brief overview of King's life. Children will read about King's childhood, education, his exposure to Ghandi, his participation in the Civil Rights Movement, his assassination and much more. While the illustrations are not particularly elaborate, they mesh well with the story and add to the overall experience of the book. Reading this book as a family on Martin Luther King Day could be a fantastic new tradition and will help children learn that the holiday is more than a day off from school.

Reviewed by Stacey Seay
The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers