Looking for more information on the life of Martin Luther King, Jr.? Here are some books and websites:

(Resources from the National School & Community Corps "1998 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service Resource Packet" and the Free Library of Philadelphia)

Books for Kids - About Dr. King

A Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr., by David A. Adler. Holiday House, New York, 1989.

Dear Dr. King: Letters from Today's Children to Martin Luther King, Jr., by Jan Colbert (Editor), et al. New York: Hyperion Books for Children, 1998.

Meet Martin Luther King, Jr., by James DeKay. New York: Random House, 1993.

The Life and Death of Martin Luther King, Jr. by James Haskins. New York: Beech Tree Books, 1992.

Martin Luther King, Jr. (Black Americans of Achievement), by Robert E. Jakoubek, Nathan I. Huggins (Editor). New York: Chelsea House, 1989.

Martin Luther King, Jr.: Civil Rights Leader, by Kathy K. Lambert. New York: Chelsea Juniors, 1993.

If You Lived at the Time of Martin Luther King, by Ellen Levine, Anna Rich (Illustrator). January 1994.

King: A Biography, by David L. Lewis. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1978.

Happy Birthday Martin Luther King, Jr., by Jean Marzollo. Scholastic, Inc., 1993

My Dream of Martin Luther King, Jr., by Faith Ringgold (Illustrator). New York: Crown, c1995.

I Have A Dream, by Martin Luther, Jr. King, Coretta Scott King. New York: Scholastic, 1997.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Companion, selected by Coretta Scott King. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1991.

I Have A Dream: Writings and Speeches that Changed the World, by James Melvin Washington (Editor), et al.. San Francisco: Harper, 1992.

Books for Kids - Dr. King's Themes (arranged by grade-level)

Arnie and the New Kid, by Nancy Carlson, Viking, 1990. [Grades K-2] (Theme: Diversity and acceptance)

Peace on the Playground: Non-violent Ways of Problem-Solving, by Eileen Lucas. F. Watts, 1991. [Grades 3-5] (Theme: Non-violent solutions)

My Wish for Tomorrow, a collaboration between Jim Henson Publishing and the United Nations. New York: Tambourine Books. 1995. [Grades 3-5] (Theme: If I could make the world a better place)

The Kid's Guide to Service Projects, by Barbara A. Lewis. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing, Inc., 1995. [Grades 3-12] (Theme: Kids involved in service)

It's Our World, Too!, by Phillip Hoose. New York: Joy Street Books, c. 1993. [Grades 3-12] (Theme: Making a difference)

CityKids Speak on Prejudice. New York: Random House, 1994. [Grades 6-12] (Theme: Youths' perspective on respect)

Freedom's Children, by Ellen Levine. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1993. [Grades 9-12] (Theme: Moral courage)

Talking Peace: A Vision for the Next Generation, by Jimmy Carter. New York: Dutton Children's Books, 1995. [Grades 9-12] (Theme: Peace and non-violence)

Books for Adults - By or about Dr. King

We Shall Overcome: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Black Freedom Struggle, by Peter J. Albert (Editor), Ronald Hoffman (Editor). New York : Da Capo Press, 1993.

What Manner of Man: A Biography of Martin Luther King, Jr., by Lerone Bennett. Chicago: Johnson Pub. Co., 1976, c1968.

Parting The Waters: America in the King Years, 1954-63, by Taylor Branch. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1988.

Bearing The Cross: Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, by David J. Garrow. New York: William Morrow, 1986.

The Eyes on the Prize Civil Rights Reader, by Clayborne Carson, et al. New York: Viking, 1991.

Strength to Love, by Martin Luther King, Jr. New York: Harper & Row, 1963.

Stride Toward Freedom, by Martin Luther King, Jr. New York: Harper & Row, 1958.

Let the Trumpet Sound: the Life of Martin Luther King, Jr., by Stephen B. Oates. New York: Harper & Row, 1982.

A Testament of Hope, edited by James M. Washington. New York: Harper & Row, 1986.

Of Kennedys and Kings: Making Sense of the Sixties, by Harris Wofford. University of Pittsburgh Press, 1992.

Websites

http://www.thekingcenter.org -This is the official website of the Martin Luther King Center in Atlanta. The King Center was established as a living memorial to Dr. King's life, work and philosophy.

http://www.seattletimes.com/mlk - This website was created for a joint media campaign to promote "The MLK Celebration: A Day to Dream. A Lifetime to Act." It provides historical data about the holiday and various celebrations of the holiday.

http://www.dosomething.org/challenges/kj - The Kindness and Justice Challenge is sponsored by "Do Something" and the website provides numerous project ideas for teaching children the values for which Dr. King fought.

http://www.stanford.edu/group/King - Building upon the achievements of Stanford University’s Martin Luther King, Jr., Papers Project, the King Research and Education Institute provides an institutional home for a broad range of activities illuminating the Nobel Peace laureate’s life and the movements he inspired.

(Resources from the National School & Community Corps "1998 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service Resource Packet" and the Free Library of Philadelphia.)