Title from Playaway label. Release date supplied by publisher. Previously released by Weston Woods Studios, c2009. Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player. In container (21 x 13 x 3 cm.). One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for playback. Read by Joan Allen and others.
Contents:
March on! The day my brother Martin changed the world / by Christine King Farris ; narrated by Lynn Whitfield -- Rosa / writted and narrated by Nikki Giovanni -- I could do that! Esther Morris gets women the vote / by Linda Arms White ; narrated by Joan Allen -- The star-spangled banner / performed by Aretha Franklin.
Summary:
March on! The day my brother Martin changed the world: Martin Luther King's sister presents her account of the day he delivered his "I have a dream" speech and inspired a nation. Rosa: The story of how Rosa Parks, in her refusal to give up her seat for a white man, ignited a movement that changed history. I could do that! Esther Morris gets women the vote: In 1869, a woman whose "can-do" attitude had shaped her life was instrumental in making Wyoming the first state to allow women to vote. The star-spangled banner: This moving rendition of the "Star-spangled banner" includes the story of how Francis Scott Key's inspired poem became our national anthem.
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