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Watkins, Angela Farris

My Uncle Martin's Words for America

40 pp. | Abrams | September, 2011 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4197-0022-4 $19.95
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Eric Velasquez. Watkins, niece of Martin Luther King Jr., provides background on the civil rights movement. Her text incorporates King's own words and explains them in context ("Uncle Martin said, 'Let justice roll down like waters.' He meant that everyone should be treated fairly"). Velasquez's illustrations include close-up portraits and crowd scenes, all conveying the movement's scope. Reading list. Bib., glos., ind.
Reviewer: Henrietta M. Smith

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