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Martin Luther King, Jr.: Young Man with a Dream
Contributor(s): Millender, Dharathula H. (Author), Fiorentino, Al (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0020420102     ISBN-13: 9780020420101
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
OUR PRICE:   $7.19  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: October 1986
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Annotation: Using simple language that beginning readers can understand, this lively, inspiring, and believable biography looks at the childhood of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Political
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - African-american
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 86010739
Lexile Measure: 860
Series: Childhood of Famous Americans (Paperback)
Physical Information: 0.55" H x 5.22" W x 7.6" (0.30 lbs) 192 pages
Themes:
- Theometrics - Secular
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Religious Orientation - Christian
- Topical - Home Schooling
- Chronological Period - 21st Century
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 813
Reading Level: 6.7   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 4.0
 
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Publisher Description:
Get to know the famous social activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Martin Luther King Jr. in this middle grade nonfiction biography of his early years

Martin Luther King Jr. was born into a family of pastors. He had close relationships with his family, especially his grandmother, and regularly sang at church with his mother. Martin saw everyone around him suffer from segregation and racism and would eventually fight back with his powerful speeches and peaceful protests as one of the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement.

This book is laced with numerous illustrations, and the back of the book includes a timeline, questions, activities, and a glossary, making it the perfect addition to a classroom or home school setting. Perfect for emerging readers, the Childhood of Famous Americans series illustrates the incredible true stories of great Americans.

Contributor Bio(s): Millender, Dharathula H.: - Dharathula Millender was born in Terre Haute, Indiana. She earned a BS from Indiana State Teachers College and an MS from Purdue University. Mrs. Millender was a teacher and school librarian. She is the author of several books, including biographies of the young Crispus Attucks, Louis Armstrong, and Martin Luther King, Jr.