Martin's Big Words

Martin's Big Words

Title: Martin’s Big Words

Genre: Biography

Author: Doreen Rappaport

Illustrator: Bryan Collier

Awards: Caldecott Medal, Jane Addams Children’s Book Awards for Picture Book, Coretta Scott King Honor Book

Age Group: 6-10 years old

I really enjoyed this book and the way it was formatted with information and then a famous quote to go with it. The pictures in this book are also amazing and so artistic.

Summary:

This book starts with his younger life and how he grew up in segregation. He talks about how he became a minister and how he preferred peace over hate .It tells of how when the Montgomery bus boycott happened Martin Luther stood with the people and also when African-Americans started protesting he stood with them there as well. People feared Martin Luther’s words and threatened him many times, but he refused to give in and years later after many protests, the lawmakers of Washington voted to end segregation. In the end it tells how he went to help with some garbage collectors who were on strike, and the second day he was there he was shot and died, but it says “his words are still alive for us today”.

I would definitely use this book in my classroom because it is a great telling of the life of Martin Luther King Jr. and his importance in the civil rights movement.

I believe the appropriate grade level for this book is 1^st-5^th grade. This book is simple to read and has very little words to a page and I also believe this book can have importance to a person any age.

A way you can use this book in the classroom is for a unit on either famous people in history or a unit on the Civil Rights movement. This book could also be used by a student for a research project on Martin Luther King Jr.

HAVE FUN READING!💙-Lacy