Reach And Teach says:

Eric Green, our rep at PGW (Book Distributors) is always on the lookout for books that might be a great fit for Reach And Teach. When he sent a copy of this book we were blown away. The illustrations, the powerful linguistic approach, and the depth of coverage of Martin Luther King's life combined to create a book like we'd never seen before. We spent some time thumbing through it and then put it on our "MUST GET" pile. But, somehow, a clerk in our shop put it on a shelf and within an hour the book was gone (sold we hope). Fortunately, all we had to do was ask "What was that new MLK book you sent us?" and copies were on the way.

You will not find any other book on MLK, or any other biography of anyone, quite like this. Designed for children ages 12 and up, this book would work well for any age, including adults.

About the Book:

African American writer, griot and blues singer Arthur Flowers and Indian scroll painter Manu Chitrakar combine their very distinctive storytelling traditions in an extraordinary jam session, creating this stunning graphic narrative-style biography of Martin Luther King Jr.

The engaging text describes the apartheid South in Martin Luther King’s time, which in many ways was not very different from the early days of slavery. Included are descriptions of the Montgomery Bus Boycott; the formation of civil rights groups; mass movements against segregation, such as the Albany Movement and the Children’s Crusade in Birmingham, after which King became black America’s acknowledged leader; and the influence on King of Gandhi, with his nonviolent approach to resistance. We are told about King’s personal struggles as well as the political challenges he faced with the rise of Malcolm X and Black Power. Flowers’ text concludes with a brief look at his legacy.

Arthur Flowers tells a masterful story in musical prose, based on griot oral storytelling traditions, bringing his own perspective to the events he describes, while Manu Chitrakar carries the tale into the vivid idiom of Patua art, turning King’s historic journey into a truly universal legacy.

Includes editorial notes, a description of how this extraordinary cross-cultural book came to be, and a note on Patua art.

Details:

• Written by: Arthur Flowers
• Illustrated by: Manu Chitrakar
• ISBN 978-1-55498-328-5
• Hardcover
• 7 x 9 156 pages
• Color Illustrations Throughout
• Ages 12 and up