A Place to Land
A Place to Land
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A Place to Land

Written by Barry Wittenstein & illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
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7 - 10
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Sep 24, 2019
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Much has been written about Martin Luther King, Jr. and the 1963 March on Washington. But there’s little on his legendary speech and how he came to write it. Find out more in this gripping book with illustrations by Caldecott Medalist Jerry Pinkney. Martin Luther King, Jr. was once asked if the hardest part of preaching was knowing where to begin. No, he said. The hardest part is knowing where to end. “It’s terrible to be circling up there without a place to land.” Finding this place to land was what Martin Luther King, Jr. struggled with, alongside advisors and fellow speech writers, in the Willard Hotel the night before the March on Washington, where he gave his historic “I Have a Dream” speech. But those famous words were never intended to be heard on that day, not even written down for that day, not even once. Barry Wittenstein teams up with legendary illustrator Jerry Pinkney to tell the story of how, against all odds, Martin found his place to land.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780823443314
    Publication Date
    September 24, 2019
    Publisher
    Neal Porter Books
    Page Count
    48
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    7 - 10 years

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