My Brother Martin: A Sister Remembers Growing Up with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Book Overview
Renowned educator Christine King Farris, older sister of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., joins with celebrated illustrator Chris Soentpiet to tell this "outstanding" (School Library Journal) and inspirational story of how one boyhood experience inspired a movement that would change the world as we know it. Mother Dear, one day I'm going to turn this world upside down. Long before he became a world-famous dreamer, Martin Luther King Jr. was a little boy who played jokes and practiced the piano and made friends without considering race. But growing up in the segregated south of the 1930s taught young Martin a bitter lesson--little white children and little black children were not to play with one another. Martin decided then and there that something had to be done. And so he began the journey that would change the course of American history.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0689843879
ISBN13:9780689843877
Release Date:January 2003
Publisher:Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Length:32 Pages
Weight:1.31 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 12.2" x 10.1"
Age Range:6 to 11 years
Grade Range:Grades 1 to 6
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
WONDERFUL Book!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Love this book..... so well done... A++ to the seller too for fast shipping !
There's no better Martin Luther King Jr. Book!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
This is a straight forward, compassionate, informational story of Martin Luther King Jr.'s life. His sister tells their story simply and provides perspective where Martin Luther King Jr. got many of his ideas and courage - from his dad! It is a quiet appreciation for the life the family led. I really appreciated the story and it brings a new more realistic meaning to King's life.
A touching memior of the childhood that shaped the man
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
I LOVE this book. It is a well-written, personal account of a family. It spans from fun carefree days to the realization of prejudice. It is not about the man, it is about the boy. It was not graphic in it's description of violence and hatred, which made it completely appropriate for my six year old (who also really enjoyed the book). And the poem at the end was the perfect ending. GET THIS BOOK!
Unique Perspective
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
I loved this book because whenever i read a biogaphy I always want to hear from someone who really knew the person and in this book by Martin Luther King's sister, Christine King Farris, I get that perspective. Farris writes beautifully and poetically about their childhood and sheds light on the experiences and influences that shaped MLK to be the great inspirational leader that he was. I highly recommend this wonderful biography!
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