Martin Rising: Requiem for a King

With imagination and power, the award-winning Pinkney duo celebrates MLK's nonviolent struggle for civil rights -- as he transforms America through the spirit of love.

A Washington Post Best Book of the YearA Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the YearA New York Public Library Best Book of the YearA School Library Journal Best Book of the Year* "Unique and remarkable." --Publishers Weekly, starred review* "Each poem trembles under the weight of the story it tells... Martin Rising packs an emotional wallop and, in perfect homage, soars when read aloud." --Booklist, starred reviewIn a rich embroidery of visions, musical cadence, and deep emotion, Andrea and Brian Pinkney convey the final months of Martin Luther King's life -- and of his assassination -- through metaphor, spirituality, and multilayers of meaning.Andrea's stunning poetic requiem, illustrated with Brian's lyrical and colorful artwork, brings a fresh perspective to Martin Luther King, the Gandhi-like, peace-loving activist whose dream of equality -- and whose courage to make it happen -- changed the course of American history. And even in his death, he continues to transform and inspire all of us who share his dream.Wonderful classroom plays of Martin Rising can be performed by using the "Now Is the Time" history and the 1968 timeline at the back of the book as narration -- and adding selected poems to tell the story!

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Published: 01/02/2018
ISBN: 9780545702539
Pages: 128
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.30w x 0.90d

Review Citations: Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2018
Booklist 09/15/2017 pg. 46
Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2017 pg. 99
Publishers Weekly 11/06/2017
School Library Journal 01/01/2018 pg. 107
Shelf Awareness 01/05/2018
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2018 pg. 104
Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2018 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 194045 / Martin Rising: Requiem for a King
Reading Level: 4.8 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 1