{"product_id":"martin-rising-requiem-for-a-king-9780545702539","title":"Martin Rising: Requiem for a King","description":"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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the YearA \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the YearA New York Public Library Best Book of the YearA \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year* \"Unique and remarkable.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003eIn 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 \u003ci\u003eMartin Rising\u003c\/i\u003e 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!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scholastic Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780545702539\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.30w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2017 pg. 46\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2017 pg. 99\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/06\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2018 pg. 107\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/05\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2018 pg. 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2018 - Recommended - Hard To Beat\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2018 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e194045 \/ Martin Rising: Requiem for a King\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.8 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 1\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Andrea Davis Pinkney","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42916930093237,"sku":"9780545702539","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_5840e0a6-a786-47f6-8610-449eebff87ea.jpg?v=1687273968","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/martin-rising-requiem-for-a-king-9780545702539","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}