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Coretta Scott (2008)

by Ntozake Shange(Favorite Author)

4.09 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0061253650 (ISBN13: 9780061253652)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Katherine Tegen Books

review 1: This story of Coretta Scoot tells a story of the beginning of a little African American girl's life and takes you on a journey through the tribulations and segregation she had to endure as a young child and how she stood by Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights Movement. In this book the illustrator provides a darkness to the drawings through the beginning to bring about an emotion of depressing and trying time for Corretta and eventually as the book goes on the illustrations get more vibrant and colorful to have the reader feel happiness and power through the Civil Rights Movement. This story has a chronological narrative structure and has a person against society conflict. It is definitely a hero's journey, with the trials of the story starting at the beginni... moreng as opposed in the middle of the story.
review 2: A gorgeous and moving tribute to both Coretta Scott King and her husband, Martin Luther King Jr. The book begins following Coretta as she and her siblings walk 5 miles to "the nearest colored school" while underneath the moon and walking amiss the morning dew. Early on, the book transitions from Coretta's history to the story of those who fought for civil rights along her and her husband. While there are some beautifully poetic moments in the text ("things nature never intended a child to see haunted them tragedy accompanies growth no matter who we are and the Negroes are not different"), the prose wanders and seems to be taking on several substantial topics (the civil rights movement, racism, Coretta's biography, faith), which detracts from the possibilities of really capturing Coretta's spirit and life for an audience of young children. Nelson's illustrations are amazing - beautifully rich, emotionally-driven and striking, but again, like the text, begin strong and fade as the book continues. less

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