num_pages: 32
description: Let the Scholastic Bookshelf be your guide through the whole range of your child's laugh with them, learn with them, read with them!Sixteen best-selling titles available now! BiographyThis book is a beautifully-rendered study of Martin Luther King Jr.'s life, told in simple, straightforward language for even the youngest of readers to understand. Pinkney's scratchboard and oil pastel illustrations convey both the strength and gentleness of King's character. Both text and art carry his central message of peace and brotherhood among all people.
language: English
title: Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King Jr.
titlecomplete: Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King Jr.
characters: Martin Luther King Jr.
genres: Social Justice, Historical, History, Cultural, Picture Books, Childrens, American History, African American, Biography, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 680
publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks