This 50th anniversary tribute to the Civil Rights leader and the inspirational speech he delivered in August of 1963 combines magnificent artwork by the Caldecott Honor-winning artist of Henry's Freedom Box with the actual text from one of the most powerful and memorable speeches in our nation's history. Includes a CD of Martin Luther King, Jr. giving his famous speech.
From Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s daughter, Dr. Bernice A. King: "My father's dream continues to live on from generation to generation, and this beautiful and powerful illustrated edition of his world-changing "I Have a Dream" speech brings his inspiring message of freedom, equality, and peace to the youngest among us—those who will one day carry his dream forward for everyone."
On August 28, 1963, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington, Martin Luther King gave one of the most powerful and memorable speeches in our nation's history. His words, paired with Caldecott Honor winner Kadir Nelson's magificent paintings, make I Have a Dream: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. a picture book certain to be treasured by children and adults alike.
The themes of equality and freedom for all are not only relevant today, 50 years later, but also provide young readers with an important introduction to our nation's past.
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Illustrated and aimed at readers ages 4 through 8, author Kadir Nelson presents a biography of the former South African president best known for his political activism and fight to end apartheid.
Booklist's Hazel Rochman says, "Starting with the full-page cover portrait, this glowing picture-book biography offers a celebratory introduction to Nelson Mandela's life for young readers.
"Clear, free verse and handsome, unframed paintings follow the iconic leader from his tribal childhood and his work as a young city lawyer through his political leadership against the brutality of apartheid, his long imprisonment and then the triumph of his election as president of his country.
"The story doesn't mention conflicts both political (the splits in the anti-apartheid movement) and personal (the bitter rift with his daughters), as well as the continuing inequality South Africans face.
"Still, words and images bring close the cruel apartheid segregation in daily life, including one double-page spread of Cape Town's glorious beaches with the sign that reads White Area. Then there is the view of prisoners on Robben Island hammering rocks into dust.
"In contrast, the final pages of Nelson Mandela show today's nonsegregated beaches and people of all races standing together free at last. A long final note fills in more.
With an internationally beloved leader as its subject and a multi-award-winning artist as its creator, this title is sure to be on every must-purchase list."
Kadir Nelson's award-winning books include Ellington Was Not a Street by Ntozake Shange, which won the Coretta Scott King Award and was an ALA Notable Children's Book; and Just the Two of Us by Will Smith, which received an NAACP Image Award. Mr. Nelson lives in San Diego, California, with his wife and two daughters.
Located in Hunt Valley, Maryland and part of Baltimore County, Greetings & Readings of Hunt Valley is the premier independent gift store in Maryland. Fiction, fashion and fun.
On August 28, 1963, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave one of the most powerful and memorable speeches in the nation's history.
His words, paired with the Caldecott Honor winner Kadir Nelson's magnificent paintings, make I Have a Dream a picture book certain to be treasured by children and adults alike.
This 50th anniversary tribute to the civil rights leader also includes a CD of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. giving his famous speech.
Located in Hunt Valley, Maryland and part of Baltimore County, Greetings & Readings of Hunt Valley is the premier independent bookstore in Maryland.
Written and illustrated by Kadir Nelson, Nelson Mandela tells the story of a global icon in poignant verse and glorious illustrations.
Young readers will be inspired by Mandela's triumph and his lifelong quest to create a more just world.
Located in Hunt Valley, Maryland and part of Baltimore County, Greetings & Readings of Hunt Valley is the premier independent bookstore in Maryland.
Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad is a stirring, dramatic story of a slave who mails himself to freedom by a Jane Addams Peace Award-winning author, Ellen Levine, and a Coretta Scott King Award-winning artist, Kadir Nelson.
In a powerful story written and illustrated for a third to fifth grade reading level, Levine weaves together the extraordinary events in the life of Henry "Box" Brown, who as a young boy hid in a wooden crate in one of the most amazing escapes using the Underground Railroad.
Henry Brown doesn't know how old he is. Nobody keeps records of slaves' birthdays. All the time he dreams about freedom, but that dream seems farther away than ever when he is torn from his family and put to work in a warehouse.
Henry grows up and marries, but he is again devastated when his family is sold at the slave market.
Then one day, as he lifts a crate at the warehouse, he knows exactly what he must do: he will mail himself to the North. After an arduous journey in the crate, Henry finally has a birthday - his first day of freedom.
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The story of America and African Americans is a story of hope and inspiration and unwavering courage. But it is also the story of injustice; of a country divided by law, education, and wealth; of a people whose struggles and achievements helped define their country.
Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans is a book for young readers and presents the story of the men, women, and children who toiled in the hot sun picking cotton for their masters; it's about the America ripped in two by Jim Crow laws; it's about the brothers and sisters of all colors who rallied against those who would dare bar a child from an education. It's a story of discrimination and broken promises, determination and triumphs.
Kadir Nelson, one of this generation's most accomplished, award-winning artists, has created an epic yet intimate introduction to the history of America and African Americans, from colonial days through the civil rights movement.
Written in the voice of an "everywoman," an unnamed narrator whose forebears came to this country on slave ships and who lived to cast her vote for the first African American president, heart and soul touches on some of the great transformative events and small victories of that history.
Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans demonstrates that in gaining their freedom and equal rights, African Americans helped our country achieve its promise of liberty and justice - the true heart and soul of our nation.
Kadir Nelson won the 2012 Coretta Scott King author award for this book. The Coretta Scott King award recognizes outstanding African American authors and illustrators for their inspirational and educational contributions in children's literature.
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