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Martin rising : requiem for a King
Summary:
In a rich embroidery of visions, musical cadence, and deep emotion, Andrea and Brian Pinkney convey the final months of Martin Luther King's life -- and of his assassination -- through metaphor, spirituality, and multilayers of meaning.
Contents:
Henny Penny prelude
Daylight. Sparkling-eyed child
Happy Birthday, Daddy?
Forcing forsythia
Valentine
Come
Early signs of spring
Roar!
Weather news, baseball blues
Kings in Memphis
Smothered
Shattered
Still standing
Sky truth
Bravura bird
Darkness
Foreboding
Home away from home
Fever
Storm
Heaven's railroad
Mine eyes have seen
Sleep
Day breaks
Pillow fight!
Soul fixin's
Quick-strange!
Powerless (time-out of time)
Compass
Pronouncement
Chaos
Baby James
Unsolved history
Desperate questions
Lamentation
Quiet storm
Daddy
Pilgrimage
Dawn. Good Friday
Easter Sunday
Rejoice the legacy
Author's reflections
Artist's reflections
Now is the time
Time line
1968 time line for Martin Rising!
Sources
Acknowledgments.
Daylight. Sparkling-eyed child
Happy Birthday, Daddy?
Forcing forsythia
Valentine
Come
Early signs of spring
Roar!
Weather news, baseball blues
Kings in Memphis
Smothered
Shattered
Still standing
Sky truth
Bravura bird
Darkness
Foreboding
Home away from home
Fever
Storm
Heaven's railroad
Mine eyes have seen
Sleep
Day breaks
Pillow fight!
Soul fixin's
Quick-strange!
Powerless (time-out of time)
Compass
Pronouncement
Chaos
Baby James
Unsolved history
Desperate questions
Lamentation
Quiet storm
Daddy
Pilgrimage
Dawn. Good Friday
Easter Sunday
Rejoice the legacy
Author's reflections
Artist's reflections
Now is the time
Time line
1968 time line for Martin Rising!
Sources
Acknowledgments.
Item details
- ISBN: 9780545702539
- ISBN: 0545702534
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Physical Description:
print
127 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018
Contents / Notes
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 126-127).
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Henny Penny prelude
Daylight. Sparkling-eyed child
Happy Birthday, Daddy?
Forcing forsythia
Valentine
Come
Early signs of spring
Roar!
Weather news, baseball blues
Kings in Memphis
Smothered
Shattered
Still standing
Sky truth
Bravura bird
Darkness
Foreboding
Home away from home
Fever
Storm
Heaven's railroad
Mine eyes have seen
Sleep
Day breaks
Pillow fight!
Soul fixin's
Quick-strange!
Powerless (time-out of time)
Compass
Pronouncement
Chaos
Baby James
Unsolved history
Desperate questions
Lamentation
Quiet storm
Daddy
Pilgrimage
Dawn. Good Friday
Easter Sunday
Rejoice the legacy
Author's reflections
Artist's reflections
Now is the time
Time line
1968 time line for Martin Rising!
Sources
Acknowledgments.
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| Library System: Branch | Shelving Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Status | New Item Hold Restriction? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Georgia Regional Library System: Decatur County Public Library |
Juvenile | J 811.6 PIN 2018 Send SMS Text |
31052007598455 | Available |
