I See the Promised Land: A Life of Martin Luther King Jr.

This stunning graphic novel biography of Martin Luther King, Jr. describes the apartheid South of his time, which in many ways was not very different from the early days of slavery. Included are descriptions of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the formation of civil rights groups, mass movements against segregation, such as the Albany Movement and the Children s Crusade in Birmingham, and the influence on King of Gandhi, with his nonviolent approach to resistance. Flowers text smoothly incorporates excerpts from many of King s most moving speeches and concludes with a brief look at his legacy. Flowers tells a masterful story in musical prose, while Manu Chitrakar carries the tale into the vivid idiom of Patua art, turning King s historic journey into a truly universal legacy."

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Groundwood Books
Published: 01/01/2013
ISBN: 9781554983285
Pages: 154
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.60w x 0.90d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2013
School Library Journal 03/01/2013 pg. 184
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2013 pg. 376 - Book Of Special Distinction
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2013 pg. 106
Voice of Youth Advocates 06/01/2013 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2013 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 160901 / I See the Promised Land: A Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
Reading Level: 6 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 1