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    Martin Luther King
   

Author/Editor Adler, David
Picture book of the life of Martin Luther King. Includes reference to Rosa Parks, bus boycotts, the 1963 march on Washington and his murder by James Earl Ray.
KS1/2
Holiday House, 1991, ISBN 0823408477

    A Picture book of Martin Luther King
    Martin Luther King
     

Author/Editor Davidson, Margaret
A longer and more detailed biography of Martin Luther King (1929-1968) including photographs.
KS3
Scholastic, 1991, ISBN 0590442309

I Have a Dream
    Martin Luther King
     

Author/Editor Mattern, Joanne
Picture book showing the life of Martin Luther King from his birth in Atlanta Georgia, his ordination, the bus boycotts in Montgomery, protests and speeches, to his gaining the Nobel peace prize and his ultimate murder in 1968.
KS1/2
Troll Communications, 1998, ISBN 0816725454

Young Martin Luther King
    Martin Luther King
     

Author/Editor Riordan, James
Biography of Martin Luther King Jnr., with historical context provided. Little detail provided of early life, with the focus being on King’s political work. Includes a timeline.
KS2
Belitha Press, 2001, ISBN 1841383414

Book Title: The Story of Martin Luther King
    Martin Luther King
     

Author/Editor Wilkins, Verna
Published in the Famous People, Famous Lives series. Written for young readers, the bpok details the life and achievement of Martin Luther King, including his early life, campaigns, speeches and Nobel peace prize. Illustrated with line drawings.
KS1/2
Franklin Watts, 2002, ISBN 0749643536

Martin Luther King
    Martin Luther King Jr
     

Author/Editor Ringold, Faith
Faith Ringold retells the life and work of MLK Jr., with her own artistic interpretation.
KS3
Dragonfly Books, 1998, ISBN 0517885778

Book Title: My Dream of Martin Luther King
    Martin Luther King Jr
     

Author/Editor Ruffin, Frances E
More than 250,000 people marched on Washington DC on August 28th 1963, and heard Martin Luther King’s dream speech. This book tells the story of the day and is written in the present tense as an eyewitness account.
KS2
Grosset & Dunlap, 2000, ISBN 0448424215

Martin Luther King Jr and the March on Washington
    Martin Luther King
     

Author/Editor Bray, Rosemary l.
Provides a portrait of Martin Luther King illustrated with folk-art paintings and an accessible fact-filled text.
KS2/3
Harper Trophy, 1997, ISBN 0688152198

    Martin Luther King
    Martin Luther King
     

Author/Editor Mattern, Joanne
Picture book showing the life of Martin Luther King from his birth in Atlanta Georgia, his ordination, the bus boycotts in Montgomery, protests and speeches, to his gaining the Nobel peace prize and his ultimate murder in 1968.
KS1/2
Troll Communications, 1998, ISBN 0816725454

Martin Luther King
    Martin Luther King
     

Author/Editor Rappaport, Doreen
Another beautiful book about King, this time focussing on the philosophy of non-violence in large printed words as the King story is related.
KS1/2
Jump at the Sun – Hyperion, 2001, ISBN 0786807148

Martin's Big Words
    Martin Luther King
     

Author/Editor Tonge, Neil
Book for young readers told through the eyes of a fictional character Ben, shows the life and achievements of Martin Luther King, including the influence of Rosa Parks, his speech at Memphis, Tennessee and his assassination.
KS2
MacDonald Young Books, 2000, ISBN 0750029054

I have a Dream, The Story of Martin Luther King
    Martin Luther King Jr
   

Author/Editor Bull, Angela
A detailed biography of Martin Luther King, Jnr., with photos, context notes and glossary. In the Dorling Kindersley Readers series.
KS2/3
Dorling Kindersley, 2000, ISBN 0789457172

Free at Last
    Martin Luther King Jr
     

Author/Editor Claybourne, Anna
A detailed biography of King, illustrated with many photographs and containing a glossary and timeline.
KS3
Hodder Wayland, 2001, ISBN 0750234490

Martin Luther King Jr., Civil Rights Hero
    Tandie Klaasen
     

Author/Editor Schlesinger, Minky & M.Isaacson
Tells the story of the life of Tandie Klaasen, born in 1931, who is a jazz singer from South Africa.
KS3
Viva Books, 1995, ISBN 1874932220

Tandie's Blues
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