Martin's Big Words author-Brendan Kiely Shalia is a proud daughter

Shalia is a proud daughter of the desert

and she continued to learn about things only men were supposed to know:

persistence

in this one-of-a-kind collection

and learning that sometimes the best way to effect big change is to think small—maybe even super small

Martin's Big Words author-Brendan Kiely Shalia is a proud daughterRAPPAPORT, Doreen. Martins Big Words. The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Illustrated by Bryan Collier. NY: Jump at the Sun Hyperion Books for Children [2001]. 4to, [32]pp. Color pictorial boards. Color pictorial endpapers; color illustrations on nearly every page. A fine copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (Caldecott Honor Medal not affixed). Signed by the author, Doreen Rappaport, and the artist, four time Caldecott Honor artist Bryan