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A place to land : Martin Luther King Jr. and the speech that inspired a nation Cover Image Book

A place to land : Martin Luther King Jr. and the speech that inspired a nation / Barry Wittenstein ; illustrated by Jerry Pinkney.

Wittenstein, Barry, (author.). Pinkney, Jerry, (illustrator.).

Summary:

Much has been written about Martin Luther King, Jr. and the 1963 March on Washington. But there's little on his legendary speech and how he came to write it. Find out more in this gripping book with illustrations by Caldecott Medalist Jerry Pinkney. Martin Luther King, Jr. was once asked if the hardest part of preaching was knowing where to begin. No, he said. The hardest part is knowing where to end. "It's terrible to be circling up there without a place to land." Finding this place to land was what Martin Luther King, Jr. struggled with, alongside advisors and fellow speech writers, in the Willard Hotel the night before the March on Washington, where he gave his historic "I Have a Dream" speech. But those famous words were never intended to be heard on that day, not even written down for that day, not even once. Barry Wittenstein teams up with legendary illustrator Jerry Pinkney to tell the story of how, against all odds, Martin found his place to land.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0823443310
  • ISBN: 9780823443314
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Holiday House, [2019]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Neal Porter Books"--Title page.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 6-9.
Grades K-3.
990L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.6 0.5 505260.

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King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968. I have a dream > Juvenile literature.
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.) > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
Speeches, addresses, etc., American > Washington (D.C.) > Juvenile literature.
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Picture books.

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