I Have a Dream [With CD (Audio)]

Experience history with this picture book of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic speech, including an audio CD. This Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book will inspire young readers

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 magnificent paintings, make for 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. Included with the book is an audio CD of the speech.

Author: Martin Luther King
Publisher: Anne Schwartz Books
Published: 10/09/2012
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 11.00h x 11.30w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780375858871
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.7
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 154830 / I Have a Dream (Abridged)


Award: Parents Choice Awards (Spring) (2008-Up) - Silver Medal Winner
Award: Coretta Scott King Award - Honor Book


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2012
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2012 pg. 118
Booklist 09/01/2012 pg. 104
Publishers Weekly 09/24/2012
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2012
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2012
School Library Journal 11/01/2012 pg. 90
Publishers Weekly Best Books 11/05/2012 pg. 36
New York Times Book Review 11/11/2012 pg. 22
Kirkus Best Children's Books 11/15/2012 pg. 66
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2012 pg. 35
Kirkus Bea Big Book Guide 05/15/2012 pg. 72
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2013 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. (January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968) was a clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the American civil rights movement. In 1964, King became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Prize for his work to end racial segregation and discrimination through nonviolent means.

KADIR NELSON is the acclaimed illustrator of Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom and Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad, both Caldecott Honor books. His other titles include We Are the Ship, a Robert F. Sibert Medal winner and Coretta Scott King Award recipient, and Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African-Americans.