Martin's Big Words

Author:  Doreen Rappaport

Illustrated by:  Bryan Collier

Awards:  Coretta Scott King, Caldecott Honor Book

Martin's Big Words is a biography of the life of Martin Luther King Jr.  It goes through the events in his life while teaching a lesson about color.  He teaches it doesn't matter who you are, where you come from, or what color you are, you can make a difference.  I love this book.  I read it to my class every year in January.  The pictures are beautiful, and the wording is easy enough for young readers to understand.

Rappaport, Deborah, &Collier, Bryan. (2001).  Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. New York: Hyperion Books for Children.

ISBN:  9780786807147