Summary
This book being one out of the many from the Compass Point Early Biographies series is a good informative book for younger readers. Like many other books from the series this biography is wrote by Lucia Raatma. The book informs the reader on the life and struggles of Martin Luther King Jr. having to grow up in a segregated country and uses wording that most young readers can comprehend.

Review
When it comes to the book Martin Luther King Jr. by Lucia Raatma I have nothing bad to say. Not one thing in this book presented any problems, it does a fairly decent job of informing the reader of King’s life. And the pictures that are used to illustrate the book go very well with the text, I think this a book a lot of young readers who enjoy nonfiction would like.

Classroom Ideas:
1. Teach children more on segregation so they better understand the concept.
2. Talk about other leaders from the movement to stop segregation.
3. Et children hear or read to them one of King’s more famous speeches. ( )

Summary: this book is a biography on the history of MLK Jr. It ices background information like where he was born, and discusses his impact on America in a way that children can understand.

Personal Reaction: I liked the detail given, like how Martin skipped two grades in school, and was only 15 when he attended college. It allows the kids to learn more about him than just his involvement in the civil rights movement.

Classroom Extensions:
1: Have a discussion with children about the things Dr. King did in his life, and why they made America better.

2: Have children write their own little "I Have A Dream" speeches, about something they would change in the world, and discuss as a class.