Martin Luther King Jr.

By David Colbert

Book Overview

Discover ten crucial days in the life of activist and civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., in this installment of the 10 Days series.

Martin Luther King, Jr., lived 14,325 days, but then of them changed his world--and ours. Follow Dr. King's journey from his teenage refusal to give up his bus seat to his famous "I Have a Dream" speech that inspired the world. This essential book includes historical black-and-white photographs, a selected bibliography, and an important introduction to the Civil Rights Movement--including the Montgomery bus boycott, the Freedom Rides, and Dr. King's time in a Birmingham jail cell.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1416968059
• ISBN13: 9781416968054
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 8