My Brother Martin: A Sister Remembers Growing Up with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. - Hardcover

Farris, Christine King

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0689843879 ISBN 13: 9780689843877

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2003

Synopsis

My Brother Martin The older sister of Dr. King relates how growing up in the segregated South of the 1920s taught her younger brother a bitter lesson. When an incident makes clear the fact that white children and black children are not to play together, young Martin realizes his calling in life, and sets out on a path that changes the course of American history. Full color. Full description

About this title

Review:

"This outstanding book belongs in every collection."

-- "School Library Journal"

"Vividly recounted anecdotes show children how this great hero was once a kid like them."

-- "Child"

"This is a rare glimpse of the activist as a young boy."

-- "Essence"

"Anyone -- especially kids -- can relate to the warm family scenes depicted in the book."

-- "Teaching K-8"

"A delightful biography for children."

-- "Ebony"

."..glimpses of the home that nurtured King's dream."

-- "Parenting"

"A very welcome addition to the King story."

-- "Kirkus Reviews"

About the Author:

Christine King Farris is the sister of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the only surviving member of the King family. She is the author of the children's book My Brother Martin and has been on the faculty of Spelman College since 1958. She lives with her husband in Atlanta.

Chris Soentpiet (pronounced: soon-peet) is a recipient of a gold medal from the Society of Illustrators; has received accolades from the International Reading Association, Parents magazine, the American Library Association, the School Library Journal, the Chicago Tribune, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the Smithsonian; and has been recognized by the American Society of Portrait Artists Foundation. When not painting, Chris visits schools across the country promoting the love of children's literature and the arts. An honor graduate from Pratt Institute of Art, he lives in New York City with his wife. To learn more about Chris, visit his Web site at Soentpiet.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0689843879
• ISBN 13: 9780689843877
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Soentpiet Chris