A Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation
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As a new generation of activists demands an end to racism, A Place to Land reflects on Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech and the movement that it galvanized.
Winner of the Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children
Selected for the Texas Bluebonnet Master List
Much has been written about Martin Luther King, Jr. and the 1963 March on Washington. But there’s little on his legendary speech and how he came to write it.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was once asked if the hardest part of preaching was knowing where to begin. No, he said. The hardest part is knowing where to end. “It’s terrible to be circling up there without a place to land.”
Finding this place to land was what Martin Luther King, Jr. struggled with, alongside advisors and fellow speech writers, in the Willard Hotel the night before the March on Washington, where he gave his historic “I Have a Dream” speech. But those famous words were never intended to be heard on that day, not even written down for that day, not even once.
Barry Wittenstein teams up with legendary illustrator Jerry Pinkney to tell the story of how, against all odds, Martin found his place to land.
An ALA Notable Children’s Book
A Capitol Choices Noteworthy Title
Nominated for an NAACP Image Award
A Bank Street Best Book of the Year
A Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People
A Booklist Editors’ Choice
Named a Best Book of the Year by Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, and School Library Journal
Selected for the CBC Champions of Change Showcase
From the Publisher
* “Wittenstein’s riveting story shows that historical moments—and movements—are not inevitable; they’re shaped and changed by many hands and voices.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
The story behind one of the most celebrated speeches in America’s history.
On the night before the historic March on Washington, Martin Luther King Jr. debated, worked, and wrote late into the night, trying to decide what to say— and how to say it.
This little-known story celebrates not only the famed ‘I Have a Dream’ speech, but the influences of many other pioneering Civil Rights leaders who helped shape those famous words.
* “Wittenstein’s free verse, beautifully subdued, flows crisp and clear, leaving room for Pinkney to shine.”—Booklist, Starred Review
Extensive backmatter features letters from the author and illustrator, expanding upon the book and their work, brief biographies of the other civil rights leaders portrayed, sources, and a bibliography.
* “Gives readers a fresh and thrilling sense of what it took to make history.” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
Publisher : Neal Porter Books; Illustrated edition (August 27, 2019)
Language : English
Hardcover : 48 pages
ISBN-10 : 0823443310
ISBN-13 : 978-0823443314
Reading age : 7 – 10 years
Lexile measure : 990L
Grade level : 2 – 5
Item Weight : 1.25 pounds
Dimensions : 10.28 x 0.42 x 11.26 inches
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