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A place to land : Martin Luther King Jr. and the speech that inspired a nation

Title
A place to land : Martin Luther King Jr. and the speech that inspired a nation / Barry Wittenstein ; illustrated by Jerry Pinkney.
Author
Wittenstein, Barry
Publication
  • New York : Holiday House, [2019]
  • ©2019

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Additional Authors
  • Pinkney, Jerry
  • Schomburg Children's Collection.
Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations; 29 cm
Summary
"Martin kept refining: Painting with a preacher's fine brush, a light shade of wisdom here, a darker shade of frustration there, the darkest shade of "for whites only" everywhere. Martin Luther King Jr. was a preacher, a poet, and a brilliant orator, among many other things. The night before the 1963 March on Washington he sat down to write, with the voices and opinions of men he trusted echoing in his room at the Willard Hotel. Their thoughts, and the inspiration of so many artists and activists who came before him, contributed to the crafting of one of the most powerful speeches ever written, known today as the 'I Have a Dream' speech. In lyrical prose and strikingly illustrated by the renowned Jerry Pinkney, this is a book about Martin Luther King Jr. like no other."--
Subject
  • King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968. > Juvenile literature
  • March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.) > Juvenile literature
  • March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
  • I have a dream (King, Martin Luther, Jr.)
  • 1900-1999
  • Speeches, addresses, etc., American > Washington (D.C.) > Juvenile literature
  • African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature
  • Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature
  • Speeches, addresses, etc., American
  • African Americans > Civil rights
  • Civil rights movements
  • Washington (D.C.)
  • United States
Genre/Form
  • Picture books.
  • Informational works.
  • History.
  • Juvenile works.
Note
  • "Neal Porter Books."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Audience (note)
  • Ages 6-9.
Awards (note)
  • NCTE Orbis Pictus award, 2020.
Call Number
Sc+ F 20-114
ISBN
  • 9780823443314
  • 0823443310
LCCN
2018042407
OCLC
1051778798
Author
Wittenstein, Barry, author.
Title
A place to land : Martin Luther King Jr. and the speech that inspired a nation / Barry Wittenstein ; illustrated by Jerry Pinkney.
Publisher
New York : Holiday House, [2019]
Copyright Date
©2019
Edition
First edition.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Local Note
Schomburg copy with dust jacket.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Audience
Grades K-3.
Ages 6-9.
Study Program
Accelerated Reader MG 5.6 0.5.
Awards
NCTE Orbis Pictus award, 2020.
Local Note
AGE 7-8.
Chronological Term
1900-1999
Added Author
Schomburg Children's Collection.
Pinkney, Jerry, illustrator.
Research Call Number
Sc+ F 20-114
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