Happy birthday Martin Luther King, Jean MarzolloFrom Bogey Bear
Every person's life is a story. Every person's life touches others. Dr. Martin Luther King's life was productive and compassionate.  This book celebrates his life and talks about his achievements in a way a young child can understand.  Birthdays are fun and this book makes celebrating an American hero, Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. fun.

About the Book
This book is beautifully-rendered study of Martin Luther King Jr.'s life, told in simple, straightforward language for even the youngest of readers to understand. Pinkney's scratchboard and oil pastel illustrations convey both the strength and gentleness of King's character. Both text and art carry his central message of peace and brotherhood among all people.

From Publishers Weekly
"Accessible language" combines with "stunning, exquisitely shaded illustrations," said PW of this picture-book biography of the civil rights leader. Ages 4-8.

Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 2-- An eloquent and powerful introduction to the life and death of Martin Luther King, Jr. This simplified summation leaves out most of the details, while bringing the essence of his life and work to young readers. A foreword offers options for softening the facts surrounding his murder for preschoolers. Pinkney's scratchboard and oil pastel illustrations convey both the strength and gentleness of King's character. Both text and art carry his central message of peace and brotherhood among all people. This is a good choice for reading aloud. Adler's Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr. (Holiday, 1989) covers the same material with more detail.

Eunice Weech, M. L. King Elementary School, Urbana, IL, Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author
Jean Marzollo grew up in Manchester, Connecticut. She taught in Arlington (Massachusetts) High School and Harvard's Upward Bound Program before moving to New York City where she became involved in educational publishing. For 20 years, she was the editor of Scholastic's kindergarten magazine, Let's Find Out. Marzollo has written many different kinds of books, including poetry and rhyming books, riddles, nonfiction, science books, sports stories, picture books, beginning readers, and books for preschoolers. "I like the challenge of writing simple prose about complicated subjects," she says. Marzollo lives with her husband, Claudio, in New York State's Hudson Valley. For more information about Jean Marzollo, visit her website.

About the Illustrator
Brian Pinkney is the illustrator of many acclaimed books for children, including Alvin Ailey, Duke Ellington, and Ella Fitzgerald. He has received Caldecott Honors for Duke Ellington and The Faithful Friend, and a Coretta Scott King Award for In the Time of the Drums. Brian Pinkney lives in Brooklyn, New York with his wife and frequent collaborator, Andrea Davis Pinkney, and their children

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