{"product_id":"memphis-martin-and-the-mountaintop-the-sanitation-strike-of-1968-hardcover","title":"Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop: The Sanitation Strike of 1968 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlice Faye Duncan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eR. Gregory Christie\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eCoretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book - S\u003c\/b\u003echool Library Journal Best Book of the Year - Booklist Editors' Choice - Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book - Booklist Top 10 Diverse Books for Middle Grade or Older Readers - Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis award-winning book will help kids understand the life and legacy of Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★\"(A) history that everyone should know: required and inspired.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis picture book tells the story of a nine-year-old girl who in 1968 witnessed the Memphis sanitation strike - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s final stand for justice before his assassination - when her father, a sanitation worker, participated in the protest. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn February 1968, two African American sanitation workers were killed by unsafe equipment in Memphis, Tennessee. Outraged at the city's refusal to recognize a labor union that would fight for higher pay and safer working conditions, sanitation workers went on strike. The strike lasted two months, during which Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was called to help with the protests. While his presence was greatly inspiring to the community, this unfortunately would be his last stand for justice. He was assassinated in his Memphis hotel the day after delivering his \"I've Been to the Mountaintop\" sermon in Mason Temple Church. Inspired by the memories of a teacher who participated in the strike as a child, author Alice Faye Duncan reveals the story of the Memphis sanitation strike from the perspective of a young girl with a riveting combination of poetry and prose. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlice Faye Duncan is the author of multiple children's books, including \u003ci\u003eHoney Baby Sugar Child\u003c\/i\u003e, which received an NAACP Image Award Nomination for Outstanding Literary Work for Children. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eR. Gregory Christie has illustrated more than fifty books for young adults and children. His work has won a Caldecott Honor, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 10 Best Illustrated Children's Books of the Year Award (two times), the Coretta Scott King Honor in Illustration (three times), the NAACP's Image Award, the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe-Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e Award, and the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award. He currently operates his store of autographed children's books, GAS-ART Gifts, in Decatur, Georgia. Visit gas-art.com.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 11.1 x 8.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 28, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coretta Scott King Award (2019)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop: The Sanitation Strike of 1968\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760288039200,"sku":"9781629797182","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ae729a9ed85747a439ab5606da79e362.webp?v=1780176572","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/memphis-martin-and-the-mountaintop-the-sanitation-strike-of-1968-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}