DK Readers L4: Free At Last: The Story of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Paperback
$4.99 US
5.94"W x 9"H x 0.15"D  
On sale Sep 21, 2009 | 48 Pages | 9780756656157
Grades 6-8
Reading Level: Lexile 820L
Free at Last! is a biography of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., who encouraged nonviolent protest to fulfill his dream of an America where people would be judged by the content of their character, not by the color of their skin.
Angela Bull was born in 1936 in Yorkshire, England. Educated at Badminton and Edinburgh University, she graduated in 1959 with honors in English. She is the author of a number of historical books for children, including the DK Readers Flying Ace: The Story of Amelia Earhart, Robin Hood: The Tale of the Great Outlaw Hero, and Joan of Arc. View titles by Angela Bull

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Free at Last! is a biography of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., who encouraged nonviolent protest to fulfill his dream of an America where people would be judged by the content of their character, not by the color of their skin.

Author

Angela Bull was born in 1936 in Yorkshire, England. Educated at Badminton and Edinburgh University, she graduated in 1959 with honors in English. She is the author of a number of historical books for children, including the DK Readers Flying Ace: The Story of Amelia Earhart, Robin Hood: The Tale of the Great Outlaw Hero, and Joan of Arc. View titles by Angela Bull

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