Martin Luther King Jr.

By Jean Darby

Book Overview

Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. grew up during a time of harsh segregation laws. He and other African Americans were not allowed to swim in a public pool or play in a public park. As an adult, he set out to rid the world of racism, poverty, violence, and inequality. He became the leader of the Civil Rights Movement and took a non-violent approach to protest, which won him the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. Follow his life, as he fought for freedom and helped to end segregation.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822524716
• ISBN13: 9780822524717
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8

Customer Reviews

An awesome biography!

Jean Darby is an excetional writer who knows how to make a reader enjoy reading facts! Even readers who dislike nonfiction would enjoy this book. The story follows Martin Luther King, Jr. through his whole life, from birth to untimely death. You come to know Martin as a friend and it becomes an emotional experience as you read through this wonderful biography. Ms. Darby presents Luther's story in such a way that it reads like a novel instead of drab history. On the whole this book deserves to be read and enjoyed by all!