I Have a Dream
What's I Have a Dream About
Presents the text of the famous speech given on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. by Martin Luther King, Jr., complemented by paintings illustrating the ideals the civil rights leader described.
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This powerful speech is set to beautiful illustrations displaying the ideals of the text. I think this book is an important read for children and a great way to familiarize them with Martin Luther King Jr.'s language and to prompt a discussion about equality, racism, and history.
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The Creatives Behind the Book
Kadir Nelson is an acclaimed artist and the illustrator of several New York Times bestselling picture books, including his authorial debut We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball, which won a Coretta Scott King Award and a Sibert Medal. Kadir has received three additional Coretta Scott King Awards and five Coretta Scott King honors. He has also received two Caldecott Honors, for Henry’s Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad and Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom, and has twice received the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780375858871
- Publication Date
- October 9, 2012
- Publisher
- Anne Schwartz Books
- Original Publication Date
- August 24, 1973
- Page Count
- 40
- Word Count
- 585
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 5 - 8 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 2011044259
- Lexile® Level
- 1030L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~Y
- ATOS® Book Level
- 4.7
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 154830
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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