Review By HUYEN MACMICHAEL Martin & Mahalia is a book that wants to be read out loud. Andrea Davis Pinkney combines history, biography, and poetry to tell a story of two influential people in the Civil Rights Movement: Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights leader; and Mahalia Jackson, “Queen of Gospel” music. With artful illustrations […]
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Martin & Mahalia: His Words, Her Song
February 11th, 2015 · No Comments · Books
Tags: Andrea Davis Pinkney·Brian Pinkney·Civil Rights·Early Elementary·Gospel Music·History·Illustration·Mahalia Jackson·Martin Luther King·Music·Peacemakers
The Cart that Carried Martin
October 5th, 2013 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN Eve Bunting’s latest work has my passion for animals, culture, history, artifacts, and social justice all wrapped up into one children’s book that addresses a brief, albeit important moment in our nation’s collective memory: the funeral procession of Martin Luther King Jr. The Cart that Carried Martin doesn’t focus on Dr. […]
Tags: Animals·Carolyn M. Mullin·Civil Rights·Death·Early Elementary·Eve Bunting·History·Martin Luther King·Mules·Social Justice
One More Acorn
January 21st, 2012 · 2 Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY In honor of Squirrel Appreciation Day, I thought it would be appropriate to review a book that my daughter received from some fellow squirrel enthusiasts entitled One More Acorn. The story follows a father grey squirrel in the late fall, as he searches for a buried acorn. People have descended upon Washington, D.C., […]
Tags: Autumn·Civil Rights·Don Freeman·Early Elementary·Fall·Preschoolers·President Kennedy·Roy Freeman·Seasons·Squirrels·Urban Wildlife·Washington D.C.
My Uncle Martin’s Big Heart
August 3rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY Angela Farris Watkins recounts her childhood memories of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the forthcoming book, My Uncle Martin’s Big Heart. Her recollections are warm and personal, and give children an opportunity to understand what motivated one of the most successful social justice movements of the 20th century. Eric Velasquez’s portrait-like […]
Tags: Activism·Angela Farris Watkins·Civil Rights·Early Elementary·Eric Velasquez·Martin Luther King·Preschoolers·Social Justice