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Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Life of Fairness
By Tonya Leslie
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Martin Luther King, Jr. dreamed about a day when people would not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. This book introduces young readers to a man who fully believed in fairness.
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Tonya Leslie
TONYA LESLIE, PhD, is an educational consultant, keynote speaker, researcher, and the author of So Other People Would Be Also Free: The Real Story of Rosa Parks for Kids and The Story of Barack Obama. She studies issues related to educational equity and literacy. Visit her online at TonyaLeslie.com.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Martin Luther King, Jr.:A Life of Fairness by Tonya Leslie gives a little information about King's life, and then more about is beliefs concerning racism. It tells about Rosa Parks and the Civil Rights Movement, along with how King formed peaceful protests to convince people that the color of ones skin didn't matter,and how he believed words were more important than violence. The words that are listed in the Glossary can be found in the text in bold letters. Also, the author, Tony Leslie, uses repetition of when writing her story to empasize what she wants the reader to remember. The illustrator, Tin Walski, carefully and creatively made sure that the charactors mentioned in the text were the faces completley outlined and visible on each page. This technique makes the readers eyes look to the character, or characters, the author is discussing on each page.This book does have a: Table of Contents, Glossary, Index,Other Suggested Readings
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