Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2019

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Martin Luther King, Jr., (January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968) was born Michael Luther King, Jr., but later had his name changed to Martin. His grandfather began the family’s long tenure as pastors of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, serving from 1914 to 1931; his father has served from then until the present, and from 1960 until his death Martin Luther acted as co-pastor. Martin Luther attended segregated public schools in Georgia, graduating from high school at the age of fifteen; he received the B. A. degree in 1948 from Morehouse College, a distinguished Negro institution of Atlanta from which both his father and grandfather had graduated. After three years of theological study at Crozer Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania where he was elected president of a predominantly white senior class, he was awarded the B.D. in 1951. With a fellowship won at Crozer, he enrolled in graduate studies at Boston University, completing his residence for the doctorate in 1953 and receiving the degree in 1955. In Boston he met and married Coretta Scott, a young woman of uncommon intellectual and artistic attainments. Two sons and two daughters were born into the family.

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Title:  First Snow

Author:  Nancy Viau

Illustrations: Talitha Shipman

Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company

ISBN: 978-0-8075-2440-4

Review:

Everyone gets a little giddy when the first snow arrives. A little boy and girl are no different. What will they wear when the first snow arrives?

“Puffy Jackets. Scarves in place. Extra mittens, just in case. Clunky boots and funky hats.”

What fun these youngsters will have when the neighbors come to play. All together they build a snowman and dress him up smart. These kids get rosy cheeked from the brisk air. They race their sleds and screech and laugh. Snowballs fill the air, and everyone runs and plays with a pup in tow. When its time to go inside where it’s warm and toasty what do you think they’ll have to warm them up?

Author Nancy Viau along with illustrations by Talitha Shipman has created a fun first read for the winter season. Simple sentences that rhyme and pages filled with colorful images help tell the story so beginner readers can learn to recognize words. This quick read is great for naptime, bedtime or just a fun reading time. Caregivers can read this aloud to young listeners and get them engaged in what they like to do when it snows.

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