Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

By Trudi Strain Trueit and Joel Snyder

The third Monday in January is a time to remember a man who fought for peace and equality. This book discusses Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the origins of the day named in his honor.

• Language: English
• Publisher: The Child's World
• Release date: Aug 1, 2013
• ISBN: 9781623236830

Trudi Strain Trueit

A former television news reporter and weather forecaster, Trudi Strain Trueit has written more than 90 fiction and nonfiction books for young readers. Her nonfiction titles cover such topics as weather, history, health, science, and language arts. Her fiction novels include the Julep O'Toole series (Penguin), the Secrets of a Lab Rat series (Aladdin), and Stealing Popular (Aladdin). Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Trueit has a B.A. in Broadcast Journalism. She lives north of Seattle with her husband and their three cats, and loves photography, painting, and serving the whims of her three cats.

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[sweetiegherkin · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This book is a fine primer on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, providing a brief biographical sketch of MLK, some historical context for his fight for racial equality, and some details about how people may honor MLK on the national holiday in his honor. The book is complete with photographs of King and supporters. There is a short (one line) mention of his assassination, which I just skipped over when I read this book to my class of toddlers (who were none the wiser that they missed anything and are too little to grasp such a concept). All in all, this a helpful book to educate children on an important figure from our recent past.