My Brother Martin: A Sister Remembers Growing Up with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
| AUTHOR | Soentpiet, Chris; Farris, Christine King |
| PUBLISHER | Aladdin Paperbacks (12/01/2005) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
Renowned educator Christine King Farris, older sister of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., joins with celebrated illustrator Chris Soentpiet to tell this "outstanding" (School Library Journal) and inspirational story of how one boyhood experience inspired a movement that would change the world as we know it. Mother Dear, one day I'm going to turn this world upside down. Long before he became a world-famous dreamer, Martin Luther King Jr. was a little boy who played jokes and practiced the piano and made friends without considering race. But growing up in the segregated south of the 1930s taught young Martin a bitter lesson--little white children and little black children were not to play with one another. Martin decided then and there that something had to be done. And so he began the journey that would change the course of American history.
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ISBN-13:
9780689843884
ISBN-10:
0689843887
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
40
Carton Quantity:
74
Product Dimensions:
11.95 x 0.15 x 9.95 inches
Weight:
0.47 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Price on Product,
Ikids,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
CN
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Religious (See Also Religious -
Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Cultural & Regional
Juvenile Nonfiction | African American & Black
Grade Level:
1st Grade
- 6th Grade
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level:
5
Point Value:
0.5
Interest Level:
Lower Grade
Guided Reading Level:
Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal:
B
Library of Congress Control Number:
2001044681
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Renowned educator Christine King Farris, older sister of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., joins with celebrated illustrator Chris Soentpiet to tell this "outstanding" (School Library Journal) and inspirational story of how one boyhood experience inspired a movement that would change the world as we know it. Mother Dear, one day I'm going to turn this world upside down. Long before he became a world-famous dreamer, Martin Luther King Jr. was a little boy who played jokes and practiced the piano and made friends without considering race. But growing up in the segregated south of the 1930s taught young Martin a bitter lesson--little white children and little black children were not to play with one another. Martin decided then and there that something had to be done. And so he began the journey that would change the course of American history.
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Author:
Farris, Christine King
Christine King Farris is the sister of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the only surviving member of the King family. She is the author of the children's book "My Brother Martin" and has been on the faculty of Spelman College since 1958. She lives with her husband in Atlanta.
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Illustrator:
Soentpiet, Chris
CHRIS SOENTPIET is the illustrator of several highly-praised picture books. He has won many awards for his work, including the NAACP Image Award, Society of Illustrators Original Art Show Gold Medal, ALA Notable Books, IRA Children's Book of the Year, Jane Addams Children s Book Award, Parents Choice Award, and Notable Books for a Global Society. Soentpiet has also received a Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators, an honor bestowed onan artist by fellow illustrators. He lives in Flushing, New York, with his wife and their children.
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