Happy Birthday, Dr. King!

by Kathryn D. Jones

Book Overview

When Jamal gets in trouble for fighting over the back seat of a bus, his father and grandfather engage him in a spirited discussion about the Montgomery Bus Boycott and Martin Luther King, Jr. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 067187523X
• ISBN13: 9780671875237
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.5" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Acurate Portrait of a Legend

I read this book to my kindergartners and they fell in love with Dr. King. I saw the boys deeply engrossed in the story almost imagining themselves in Dr. King's position. I doubt they had ever heard of an African American man, in their young lives, who had such an enormous effect on the lives of people. They understood that Dr. King was a powerful man and the only person they could equate his power to was George Bush. I think they will forever remember the accomplishments of Dr. King because of the engaging way this author presented his life. At the mention of Dr. King's name my students say, "he's the greatest."