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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 / Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by James Ransome.
- Author
- Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956-
- Publication
- New York ; London ; Oxford : Bloomsbury, 2018.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | Sc F 18-180 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Ransome, James
- Description
- 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations; 29 cm
- 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"--
- Subjects
- Civil rights movements
- Civil rights workers
- African Americans > Civil rights
- Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature
- Biographies
- African Americans > Biography > Juvenile literature
- Biography
- Picture books
- History
- United States
- Civil rights workers > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature
- African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature
- Black author
- 1900-1999
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 > Juvenile literature
- Juvenile works
- Genre/Form
- Picture books.
- Biography.
- Biographies.
- History.
- Juvenile works.
- Call Number
- Sc F 18-180
- ISBN
- 9780802723680
- 0802723683
- 9781681191959 (canceled/invalid)
- 9781681191966 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2017019952
- OCLC
- 993134368
- Author
- Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- author.
- Title
- Be a king : Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream and you / Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by James Ransome.
- Publisher
- New York ; London ; Oxford : Bloomsbury, 2018.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Local Note
- Schomburg copy with dust jacket.
- Chronological Term
- 1900-1999
- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Added Author
- Ransome, James, illustrator.
- Research Call Number
- Sc F 18-180