We Dream a World: Carrying the Light From My Grandparents Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King

Name: We Dream a World: Carrying the Light From My Grandparents Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King
Brand: Scholastic Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Yolanda Renee King
ISBN: 9781546131670

Author: Yolanda Renee King

Narrator: Yolanda Renee King

Unabridged: 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Scholastic Audio Books

Published: 01/09/2024

Categories: Children's Nonfiction, Social Topics, Values & Virtues, Family, Multigenerational, Diversity & Multicultural

Synopsis

The granddaughter of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King delivers a stirring tribute to her grandparents that speaks to children everywhere about her hopes for a new future.In this stirring tribute to Coretta Scott King and Martin Luther King, Jr., their granddaughter, Yolanda - a national civil rights figure in her own right - is ready to lead in this powerful picture book text! With inspiration from Langston Hughes and deep love for her grandparents, Yolanda King shows the world that young people are strong enough to carry on their elders' legacy while creating a new path for themselves. Her words are meaningful and universal, painting an expressive tableau of the issues facing young people today - racial equality, bullying, gun violence, climate change, disease, community, empowerment, inclusion, and more. Yolanda's words will comfort and inspire the next generation of dreamers.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Beth on July 16, 2024

Though Yolanda never got to meet her grandparents, she wants to continue their dream and lead us to a place where we can judge others by their character and not of their skin color. She speaks of the road she wants to lead us to and how she wants to continue to inspire people like her grandparents d......more

Goodreads review by Dr. Julie on September 21, 2024

Yolanda wrote this as a letter to her grandparents, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King. The beautiful illustrations by Nicole Tadgell add to this beautiful book of continuing the dream of a world where we are judged by our character, and not our skin color—world with racism, poverty,......more

Goodreads review by Alicia on January 23, 2024

Using her grandparents guiding principles, the granddaughter writes about what the future could hold for the next generation if they decide to carry the light where they "dream a world". It's a sweet tribute to her grandparents' legacy while uplifting the next generation.......more

Goodreads review by Renae on May 05, 2024

Good childrens book about kids making a world where they can achieve the goals that Martin Luther King Jr. And Coretta Scott King set.......more

Goodreads review by Bookishrealm on February 04, 2024

A sweet ode to Yolanda's grandparents!......more