Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. -- Doreen Rappaport - Hardcover
Author: Doreen Rappaport
Publisher: Jump at the Sun
Published: 10/01/2001
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 11.32h x 10.24w x 0.39d
ISBN: 9780786807147
Audience: Ages 4-8
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.4
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 57412 / Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Award: Red Clover Award - Nominee
Award: Monarch Award - Nominee
Award: Charlotte Award - Nominee
Award: Black-Eyed Susan Award - Nominee
Award: Jane Addams Children's Book Award - Winner
Award: Orbis Pictus Award - Honor Book
Award: Caldecott Medal - Honor Book
Award: Bookseller's Choice - Winner
Award: Coretta Scott King Award - Honor Book
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Review - Children 08/15/2001 pg. 1220
Booklist 10/01/2001 pg. 338
Publishers Weekly 10/08/2001 pg. 64
School Library Journal 10/01/2001 pg. 146
New York Times 11/18/2001 pg. 47
New York Times 12/02/2001 pg. 73
Black Issues Book Review 01/01/2002 pg. 80
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2002 pg. 183
BookPage 02/01/2002 pg. 30
Booklist Ed Choice Adu Bk YA's 01/01/2002 pg. 768
ALA Notable Children's Books 03/15/2002 pg. 1238
Booklist 04/01/2002 pg. 1340
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2001 pg. 185 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2002 pg. 185 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
About the Author
Doreen Rappaport has written numerous award-winning books for children, including Freedom Ship and The School Is Not White (both illustrated by Curtis James); Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a Caldecott Honor Book and Coretta Scott King Honor Book illustrated by Bryan Collier; and John's Secret Dreams: The Life of John Lennon, also illustrated by Bryan Collier.
Product Attributes: African Americans, Ages 4-8, Big Words, Biography & Autobiography, Bryan Collier, Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction, Cultural/ Ethnic & Regional, Doreen Rappaport, Grades 1-3, Grades 4-6, Hardcover, Jump at the Sun, Juvenile Nonfiction, People & Places, Religious, United States