Books with title Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Tells the amazing story of struggle and triumph of one of the greatest Civil Rights leaders. In this groundbreaking new series, DK brings together fresh voices and DK design values to give readers the most information-packed, visually exciting biographies on the market today. Full-color photographs of people, places, and artifacts, definitions of key words, and sidebars on related subjects add dimension and relevance to stories of famous lives that students will love to read.

Martin Luther King, Jr. grew up knowing that there needed to be a change in the way that African Americans were treated. In this biography, readers will learn about his inspirational life as he fought for equality and desegregation for African Americans through nonviolence and became one of the most infamous leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. Readers will discover topics such as discrimination, sit-ins, his winning the Nobel Peace Prize, and the March on Washington through inspirational images and photos, supportive text, stunning facts, glossary, table of contents, and index.

MLK Day is not meant to be a holiday off from school, work, or duties, it is meant to be a stirring call to actionto model our individual efforts after the holidays namesake, Martin Luther King Junior. While focusing on the national holiday, readers will come to understand Kings vision through stirring photographs and accessible text. They will be motivated to spend this holiday in the spirit intended.