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Coretta: The Autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King
Macmillan/Godwin.
Jan. 2024.
40p.
Tr $18.99. ISBN 9781250167101.
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Gr 3-5–This abridged illustrated version of Coretta Scott King’s autobiography is both powerful and beautiful. Multimedia collages dominate the pages: layered portraits, straightforward portrayals of the text, and mosaics incorporating newspaper print and photographs. Bright colors counteract the sepia and black-and-white tones of the newspaper pictures. The use of collage allows readers to feel the different waves of emotions, especially as the text turns to the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Coretta Scott King’s life afterward. The motif of flowers ties the book together, showing grace in a time of tragedy.
VERDICT A gorgeous book to introduce children to the triumphs and tragedies of one of the Civil Rights Movement’s most avid champions.
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