Coretta : the autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King / by Coretta Scott King, with the Reverend Dr. Barbara Reynolds ; illustrated by Ekua Holmes ; [adapted by Julia Sooy].
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York : Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2024Copyright date: ©2024Edition: First editionDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781250167101
- 1250167108
- Autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King
- King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006 -- Juvenile literature
- African American women civil rights workers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Family -- Juvenile literature
- African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Biography | New | KING, C. K52 | Available | 33111011116395 | ||||
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Main Library | Children's Biography | New | KING, C. K52 | Available | 33111011234024 | ||||
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Northport Library | Children's Biography | New | KING, C. K52 | Available | 33111011151608 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Celebrate the life of the extraordinary civil and human rights activist Coretta Scott King with this picture book adaptation of her critically acclaimed adult memoir.
This is the autobiography of Coretta Scott King--wife of Martin Luther King, Jr.; founder of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change (the King Center); architect of the MLK, Jr. legacy; and global leader in movements for civil and human rights as well as peace. Learn about how a girl born in the segregated deep south became a global leader at the forefront of the peace movement and an unforgettable champion of social change.
Resilience, bravery, and joy lie at the center of this timeless story about fighting for justice against all odds.
"Thanks also to Julia Sooy for adapting the text from Coretta: My Life, My Love, My Legacy by Coretta Scott King with the Reverend Dr. Barbara Reynolds."--Copyright page.
This picture book adaptation of her critically acclaimed adult memoir paints a vivid portrait of the wife of Martin Luther King, Jr. and a singular 20th-century American civil and human rights activist who fought for justice against all odds, becoming an unforgettable champion of social change.