Martin Luther King Jr. Picture book biographies

Went to the Library yesterday to research some picture book biographies of Martin Luther King Jr. Here are the best one's I found:

I've Seen the Promised Land The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Walter Dean Myers, illustrated by Leonard Jenkins. Walter Dean Myers (recipient of the Margearet A Edwards Award and five Coretta Scott King Awards) provides the powerful simple text for this biography. Leonard Jenkins expressive, colorful illustrations are very dramatic.



Martin Luther King by Rosemary L. Bray, illustrated by Malcah Zeldis. The text of this biography is suited for the older reader, and deals with King's life in more detail than the other books listed here. Zeldis's paintings complement nicely.



Happy Birthday Martin Luther King by Jean Marzollo, Illustrated by J Brian Pinkney. This gentle book is geared to the preschool/kindergarten audience.




My Dream of Martin Luther King by Faith Ringgold. Told in the form of a dream had by the narrator, this simple picture book makes for interesting reading. The illustrations add to the dream like qualities of the text.



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