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Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.?  Cover Image Book Book

Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.? / by Bonnie Bader ; illustrated by Elizabeth Wolf. --

Bader, Bonnie, 1961- (Author). Wolf, Elizabeth, 1954- (Added Author).

Summary:

A brief biography of Martin Luther King, Jr., a leader of the American civil rights movement.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0448447231 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 9780448447230 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: 105 p. : ill. --
  • Publisher: New York : Grosset & Dunlap, c2008.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Target Audience Note:
"RL: 3.0"--P. [4] of cover.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
LSC 7.99
Subject: King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Civil rights workers > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Baptists > United States > Clergy > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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