To be a king7/25/2023 ![]() Remember how you felt when treated unfairly. Sadly, it has been through horrific injustices that has gotten us to this point, but hopefully with our future generations having these types of conversations starting at such a young age, these injustices will stop.īe A King: Dr. It is important to talk about race in a non-prejudicial way with children to allow them to learn and grown and reflect. As a teacher and a person who believes in kindness and equity and acceptance and friendship, I am so happy to see conversations like this happening so freely now! My students and I speak about injustice and prejudice and equity so often now when it would have been a stigma just a few years ago to even mention race or other social justice issues. I also loved how Ransome’s illustrations changed between King’s biography and the more contemporary school narrative. King or about kindness however, it could also be used with older kids to infer and go deeper into the lyrical language Weatherford uses. The book is very young kid friendly and is a great scaffold to talk about Dr. I am so happy that a book like this exists! It makes a beautiful connection between King’s history and how the same concepts can (and should!) drive us today. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing, if adults help explain concepts like “bigotry” and “conscience” and metaphorical “dividing walls.” with an emphasis on his calling as a humanitarian.Įvaluation: Although this book is meant for very young children, I thought the vocabulary was a bit advanced. ![]() Interestingly, the artwork alternates completely in style between historic painterly depictions, and contemporary scenes in a schoolyard or classroom which feature more cartoon-like pictures.Īn Author’s Note provides background on Martin Luther King Jr. Ransome employs acrylics, colored pencils, oils, and gouache. The rest of the book consists of two-page full-bleed spreads that tell and show how “You can be a King.” Each text block reflects challenges in Dr. You only need a heart full of grace, a soul generated by love.” You don’t have to know the Second Theory of Thermal Dynamics in Physics to serve. You don’t have to know Einstein’s ‘Theory of Relativity’ to serve. You don’t have to know about Plato and Aristotle to serve. You don’t have to have to make your subject and your verb agree to serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. “Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve. The first is from the late Congresswoman Shirley Chishom: “Service is the rent we pay for the privilege of living on this earth.” The second is from Dr.
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