Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (urspr publ 2007; utgåvan 2007)

Since he was a boy, Martin wanted to inspire others. The text in this book is easy to understand yet very powerful. This is a great book to use as a classroom tool to introduce Dr. King to young children. The message is a powerful one about equality and conviction. Must have in your classroom library! ( )

Nonfiction- autobiography

Growing up, Martin saw white’s only signs all over his hometown. He felt bad when he read these words. His mom would tell him that he is just as good as anyone. When he grew up he became a minister like his father. Martin said love when others said hate, and that is what made him different from others. For 381 days people did not ride the buses to peacefully protest Rosa Parks being arrested. Martin walked and talked with people protesting for equal rights. Martin reminded the people of the power of love when they were being beaten and put in jail. His own house was bombed but still he refused to stop. He gave a speech about his dream he had for Alabama and the country. After 10 years of protests, the signs came down. He won the Nobel Peace Prize and was adored by many for teaching to fight with words and not fists. He was shot and killed, but his work is still able to be seen today.

I though this book was filled with a lot of information. This would be a good book to share during a civil rights lesson in history to incorporate reading. This book as won awards and has really good pictures/drawings for the illustrations.

Children's book - Simplistic even for a children's book. Ends weird. ( )

This is a great book to read to children about civil rights and segregation. It does not hide history, but presents it in a manner that is very easy for a child to understand. It begins when Martin Luther King Jr is a child and is looking at a sign that says "white only." I think that this is a great opening and way for students to begin thinking about how they would feel if they were to see signs everywhere telling them that they could not go here or could not do this. It also presents the importance of peaceful protests and not fighting hate with hate. This presents them with the concept of emotion regulation and when confronted with a situation like bullying of any kind, gives them an alternative way to react instead of with their fists. ( )

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