Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
In this elegant pictorial biography of Martin Luther King Jr., author  Doreen Rappaport combines her spare, lyrical text with King's own words for an  effective, age-appropriate portrayal of one of the world's greatest civil rights  leaders. From King's youth, when he looked up to his preacher father and vowed  one day to "get big words, too," to his death at a garbage workers' strike ("On  his second day there, he was shot. He died."), Rappaport imbues the story with  reverence.Acclaimed artist Bryan Collier depicts his subject with stunning watercolor and  collage illustrations, balancing glorious recreations of stained glass windows  with some of the more somber images of peace marchers and the famous bus that  pitched Rosa Parks into the civil rights movement. A brief chronology and  bibliography provide additional resources for readers. Here is an exquisite  tribute to a world hero. (Ages 4 and older)--Emilie Coulter