Be a king : Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream and you

Title
Be a king : Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream and you

Author
Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- author.

ISBN
9780802723680

Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Reading Level
360 L Lexile

Personal Subject
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.

Subject Term
African Americans -- Biography.
 
Civil rights workers.
 
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
 
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

Genre
Biographies
 
Picture books.

Added Author
Ransome, James

Summary
You can be a King. Stamp out hatred. Put your foot down and walk tall. You can be a King. Beat the drum for justice. March to your own conscience. Featuring a dual narrative of the key moments of Dr. King's life alongside a modern class as the students learn about him, Carole Weatherfor's poetic text encapsulates the moments that readers today can reenact in their own lives. See a class of young students as they begin a school project inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and learn to follow his example, as he dealt with adversity and never lost hope that a future of equality and justice would soon be a reality. As times change, Dr. King's example remains, encouraging a new generation of children to take charge and change the world ... to be a King --


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Hardwood Creek Library (Forest Lake)J 921 KINGNonfiction Collection
Lake Elmo LibraryJ 921 KINGNonfiction Collection
Oakdale LibraryJ 921 KINGNonfiction Collection
Park Grove Library (Cottage Grove)PICTURE BOOK WEAChildren's Picture Books
R.H. Stafford Library (Woodbury)J 921 KINGNonfiction Collection
Stillwater Public LibraryJ 921 KINGNonfiction Collection
Wildwood Library (Mahtomedi)J 921 KINGNonfiction Collection