Martin Luther King Jr
Calkhoven, Laurie2022
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In this biography, discover the amazing story of Martin Luther King Jr, whose powerful words and dreams for the future inspired the world. Martin Luther King Jr. will always be remembered for his famous 'I have a dream' speech, which he gave during the March on Washington in 1963. But his life before and after that big event, and his other enormous contributions to the Civil Rights Movement in the United States, largely go unspoken. In this biography for kids ages 8-11, learn all about MLK - from his early family life and experiences in education to his untimely death and the worldwide mourning and riots that followed.
Main title:
Martin Luther King Jr / by Laurie Calkhoven ; illustrated by Charlotte Ager.
Author:
Calkhoven, Laurie, authorAger, Charlotte, illustrator
Work:
Imprint:
London : Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2022.
Collation:
128 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (colour) ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Originally published: 2019.Includes index.
Audience:
Juvenile.
ISBN:
9780241538333 (hbk)
Dewey class:
323.1196073092BKIN
Language:
English
Subject:
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Juvenile literatureAfrican American civil rights workers -- Biography -- Juvenile literatureCivil rights workers -- Biography -- Juvenile literatureNon-Fiction 9+Personal and Social IssuesUnited States of America, USAChildren's / Teenage: general interestChildren's / Teenage general interest: History & the pastChildren's / Teenage general interest: People & placesChildren's / Teenage personal & social issues: Racism & multicul
BRN:
828175