Martin rising : requiem for a King / by Andrea Davis Pinkney ; paintings by Brian Pinkney.
| Author/creator | Pinkney, Andrea Davis author. |
| Other author | Pinkney, J. Brian illustrator. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | New York : Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2018. |
| Copyright Date | ©2018 |
| Description | 127 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Poems. Selections |
| 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. |
| Abstract | 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 126-127). |
| Audience | 730 Lexile |
| Study program note | Accelerated Reader |
| Awards note | CSMCL Best Books, 2018 |
| Awards note | ALSC Notable Children's Books, 2019 |
| Awards note | Kirkus Prize Nominee for Young Readers' Literature, 2018 |
| Awards note | NCTE Notable Poetry Book, 2019 |
| Awards note | School Library Journal's Best Books, 2018 |
| Genre/form | Poetry. |
| LCCN | 2016031408 |
| ISBN | 9780545702539 (hardcover ; acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | 0545702534 (hardcover ; acid-free paper) |
| Standard identifier# | 40028719990 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | TRC Biographies | B K585PIN | ✔ Available | Place Hold |
| Joyner | TRC Biographies | B K585PIN | ✔ Available | Place Hold |