{"product_id":"a-place-to-land-barry-wittenstein-9780823443314","title":"A Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation","description":"\u003cb\u003eAs a new generation of activists demands an end to racism, \u003ci\u003eA Place to Land\u003c\/i\u003e reflects on Martin Luther King, Jr.'s \"I Have a Dream\" speech and the movement that it galvanized.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelected for the Texas Bluebonnet Master List\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMuch has been written about Martin Luther King, Jr. and the 1963 March on Washington. But there's little on his legendary speech and how he came to write it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMartin Luther King, Jr. was once asked if the hardest part of preaching was knowing where to begin. No, he said. The hardest part is knowing where to end. \"It's terrible to be circling up there without a place to land.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFinding this place to land was what Martin Luther King, Jr. struggled with, alongside advisors and fellow speech writers, in the Willard Hotel the night before the March on Washington, where he gave his historic \"I Have a Dream\" speech. But those famous words were never intended to be heard on that day, not even written down for that day, not even once. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBarry Wittenstein teams up with legendary illustrator Jerry Pinkney to tell the story of how, against all odds, Martin found his place to land. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn ALA Notable Children's Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Capitol Choices Noteworthy Title\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNominated for an NAACP Image Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Bank Street Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003eEditors' Choice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelected for the CBC Champions of Change Showcase\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barry Wittenstein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0823443310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780823443314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Neal Porter Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/27\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 10.20w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e505260 \/ Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2019 pg. 81\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2019 pg. 151\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews Fall Preview\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2019 pg. 65\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2019 pg. 142\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2019 pg. 121\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2019 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style","brand":"Barry Wittenstein","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44055628873983,"sku":"9780823443314","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4f1a62a8-2492-425a-8777-bf3fbd8fe3a8.jpg?v=1685036875","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-place-to-land-barry-wittenstein-9780823443314","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}