Coretta Scott King

Informationen zum Autor KATHLEEN KRULL is an acclaimed biographer for young readers. Her books have received rave reviews and won numerous awards, including the Boston Globe/Horn Book Honor Award. She is also the author of Louisa May's Battle , Pocahontas , A Woman for President , and many more books . Kathleen lives in San Diego, California, with her husband. www.kathleenkrull.com Klappentext "Well-behaved women seldom make history." --Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Women Who Broke the Rules celebrates the bold and brave women who have forged their own paths--breaking rules along the way--to help shape our country's past, present, and future. Acclaimed author Kathleen Krull blends history and humor in this accessible young biography series. Coretta Scott King was an American civil rights activist and the wife of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. But she established a distinguished career in activism in her own right, taking part in the Montgomery Bus Boycott and working to pass the Civil Rights Act. After King's death, she founded the Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta, Georgia, and remained dedicated to fighting for civil rights.

Product details

• Authors: Kathleen Krull, Kathleen/ Freeman Krull
• Assisted by: Laura Freeman (Illustration)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury usa
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 6 to 9
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2015
• EAN: 9780802738271
• ISBN: 978-0-8027-3827-1
• No. of pages: 48
• Series: Women Who Broke the Rules; Women Who Broke the Rules
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics