My Daddy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Hardcover - 2013
by King, Martin Luther
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
What was it like growing up as a son of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.? This picture book memoir provides insight into one of history's most fascinating families and into a special bond between father and son. Full color.
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Details
- Title My Daddy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Author King, Martin Luther
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 32
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Amistad Books for Young Readers
- Date 2013
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Dust Cover, Illustrated
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0060280751I3N01
- ISBN 9780060280758 / 0060280751
- Weight 0.89 lbs (0.40 kg)
- Dimensions 11.14 x 8.56 x 0.45 in (28.30 x 21.74 x 1.14 cm)
- Ages 04 to 08 years
- Grade levels P - 3
- Reading level 620
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Ethnic Orientation: Multicultural
- Topical: Black History
- Topical: Lgbt
- Library of Congress subjects African Americans - Civil rights - History -, King, Martin Luther - Family
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012030586
- Dewey Decimal Code B
From the rear cover
My sister Yolanda, who we called Yoki, and I wanted to go to Funtown more than anything. "Well, kids, you know Daddy is working very hard so that you and all children can go to Funtown, but it's not possible today," Daddy would say. "Maybe next week." But that week never came.
"You just don't want to take us!" Yoki wailed. And finally my mother explained. We were not allowed in Funtown. The rides and the roller coasters were for white people only. That's how it was when I was growing up. My dad fought to change that.
It wasn't always easy being the young son of the famed civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Lots of people didn't agree with Dr. King and Martin Luther King III, who was called Marty as a child. Marty faced bullies who picked on him because of his name and skin color. But Marty knew his father wanted to make the world a better place for everyone. And he was also a part of the changing times.
In this poignant picture book memoir, Martin Luther King III and New York Times bestselling artist AG Ford capture the ordinary and extraordinary moments from Martin's brief childhood with his father, the revered civil rights hero.
Media reviews
Citations
- Booklist, 06/01/2013, Page 83
- Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2014, Page 184
- Kirkus Reviews, 06/01/2013, Page 0
- Publishers Weekly, 07/08/2013, Page 0
- School Library Journal, 08/01/2013, Page 122
