{"product_id":"the-dream-builders-blueprint-dr-kings-message-to-young-people-9781662680311","title":"The Dream Builder's Blueprint: Dr. King's Message to Young People","description":"\u003cb\u003e★ \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review\u003cbr\u003e★ \u003ci\u003eBooklist, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis riveting found poem for kids based on Martin Luther King Jr.'s \"Street Sweeper\" speech is creatively interpreted in this nonfiction picture book written by acclaimed author Alice Faye Duncan, accompanied by gorgeous artwork by award-winning illustrator E. B. Lewis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a speech delivered in 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. provided his young audience with life lessons: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou count.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack is beautiful.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAchieve excellence.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMake a better world.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBelieve in nonviolence.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep going!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToday, award-winning author Alice Faye Duncan reinterprets King's speech as a motivational erasure poem in \u003ci\u003eThe Dream Builder's Blueprint\u003c\/i\u003e, accompanied by spirited and inspired art by Philadelphia-born illustrator E. B. Lewis. Highlighting principles of excellence, activism, and compassion that remain relevant and necessary today, this book has a universal message that's ideal for parents, librarians, and teachers looking for a book that distills Dr. King's principles to a level that kids can understand. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncluded in the book is an author's note that explains found poetry forms like the erasure poem and provides background information on the Civil Rights movement and Dr. King's inspiring speech at Philadelphia's Barratt Junior High School.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alice Faye Duncan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Calkins Creek Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 11.00w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781662680311\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/03\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2026 pg. 85\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlice Faye Duncan is the author of \u003ci\u003eMemphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop\u003c\/i\u003e, which received a 2019 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor and five starred reviews; \u003ci\u003eCoretta's Journey\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a 2023 Horn Book Fanfare Book and a Eureka! Nonfiction Childrens' Honor Book; \u003ci\u003eTraveling Shoes, \u003c\/i\u003eand many more books for young readers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCaldecott Honor and five-time Coretta Scott King award-winner E. B. Lewis is the illustrator of more than seventy books for children. His recent titles include \u003ci\u003eInvincible\u003c\/i\u003e, which was nominated for the Keystone to Reading Elementary Book Awards, \u003ci\u003eEverywhere Beauty Is Harlem, \u003c\/i\u003e which received four starred reviews and was a Kirkus Most Anticipated Book of 2024, and \u003ci\u003eThe Soldier's Friend.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Alice Faye Duncan \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47598638923933,"sku":"9781662680311","price":39.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_d5c18d5d-ae90-4222-9cd6-232c4c6c155e.jpg?v=1769517033","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-dream-builders-blueprint-dr-kings-message-to-young-people-9781662680311","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}