A Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That

A Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation

Much has been written about Martin Luther King, Jr. and the 1963 March on Washington. But there's little on his legendary speech and how he came to write it.

Winner of the Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children
Selected for the Texas Bluebonnet Master List

Martin Luther King, Jr. was once asked if the hardest part of preaching was knowing where to begin. No, he said. The hardest part is knowing where to end. "It's terrible to be circling up there without a place to land."

Finding this place to land was what Martin Luther King, Jr. struggled with, alongside advisors and fellow speech writers, in the Willard Hotel the night before the March on Washington, where he gave his historic "I Have a Dream" speech. But those famous words were never intended to be heard on that day, not even written down for that day, not even once.

Barry Wittenstein teams up with legendary illustrator Jerry Pinkney to tell the story of how, against all odds, Martin found his place to land.

An ALA Notable Children's Book
A Capitol Choices Noteworthy Title
A Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People
2019 Booklist Editors' Choice
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
Nominated for an NAACP Image Award
Country USA
Brand Neal Porter Books
Manufacturer Neal Porter Books
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 0823443310_used
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2019-08-27
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780823443314

Country	USA
Brand	Neal Porter Books
Manufacturer	Neal Porter Books
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	0823443310_used
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2019-08-27
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780823443314

A Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation