{"product_id":"martin-rising-requiem-for-a-king","title":"Martin Rising: Requiem for a King","description":"With imagination and power, the award-winning Pinkney duo celebrates MLK's nonviolent struggle for civil rights -- as he transforms America through the spirit of love.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the YearA \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the YearA New York Public Library Best Book of the YearA \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year* \"Unique and remarkable.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review* \"Each poem trembles under the weight of the story it tells... Martin Rising packs an emotional wallop and, in perfect homage, soars when read aloud.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003eIn a rich embroidery of visions, musical cadence, and deep emotion, Andrea and Brian Pinkney convey the final months of Martin Luther King's life -- and of his assassination -- through metaphor, spirituality, and multilayers of meaning.Andrea's stunning poetic requiem, illustrated with Brian's lyrical and colorful artwork, brings a fresh perspective to Martin Luther King, the Gandhi-like, peace-loving activist whose dream of equality -- and whose courage to make it happen -- changed the course of American history. And even in his death, he continues to transform and inspire all of us who share his dream.Wonderful classroom plays of \u003ci\u003eMartin Rising\u003c\/i\u003e can be performed by using the \"Now Is the Time\" history and the 1968 timeline at the back of the book as narration -- and adding selected poems to tell the story!\r","brand":"Andrea Davis Pinkney, Brian Pinkney","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44447406915820,"sku":"9780545702539","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9780545702539.jpg?v=1708875365","url":"https:\/\/allstora.com\/products\/martin-rising-requiem-for-a-king","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}