Published in 2001 by Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Childre, it was a Cadecott Honor Book (2002), a Coretta Scott King Award Honor book (2002), and The New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Children's Book for 2001. The actor opened up about how he celebrated his 90th Jubilee 2 years ago. Connect:Dr. King used his words to lead the Civil Rights movement. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. This narrative tells of MLKs life and the Civil Rights Movement by weaving together the authors words and actual words spoken by MLK. Martin Luther King, Jr. in his own words, will inspire and affect you, too. From the movie: Conan the Barbarian. I love that the author used juxtaposition to include actual pieces of Martin Luther King Jr.'s speeches. "Everywhere in Martin's hometown, he saw the signs, WHITE ONLY. At a Glance . Born on Jan. 17, 1931, in Arkabutla, Mississippi, Jones was the son of Robert Earl Jones, an actor, and Ruth Connolly Jones, a teacher. Martin's Big Words was written by Doreen Rappaport and illustrated by Bryan Collier. (a.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",n,!1),e.addEventListener("load",n,!1)):(e.attachEvent("onload",n),a.attachEvent("onreadystatechange",function(){"complete"===a.readyState&&t.readyCallback()})),(n=t.source||{}).concatemoji?c(n.concatemoji):n.wpemoji&&n.twemoji&&(c(n.twemoji),c(n.wpemoji)))}(window,document,window._wpemojiSettings); This wonderful biography is an homage in words and pictures. window.jQuery.migrateMute || document.write('