A review by ctoca
The Cart That Carried Martin by Eve Bunting
4.0
This book is an interesting take on Martin Luther King Jr.'s story. There are many books about this man, but this one takes place after he dies. It focuses on the impact MLK had on the country and on civil rights.
The story follows a cart. It starts out at a thrift shop of sorts and is borrowed by a couple of men. They fix it up and paint it and use the cart to carry Martin Luther King Jr.'s coffin through the crowd to the church where his funeral will be held. The cart passes thousands of people who arrived to honor this man. At the end of the funeral service, the cart is returned to the store from which it was borrowed. Many people wanted to buy the cart, but it ended up being sold to the King family.
The pictures in this book are very nice paintings. The illustrations are fairly simple, but work nicely with the story. MLK wanted a simple funeral, and so there are simple illustrations to go along with his wishes.
The story follows a cart. It starts out at a thrift shop of sorts and is borrowed by a couple of men. They fix it up and paint it and use the cart to carry Martin Luther King Jr.'s coffin through the crowd to the church where his funeral will be held. The cart passes thousands of people who arrived to honor this man. At the end of the funeral service, the cart is returned to the store from which it was borrowed. Many people wanted to buy the cart, but it ended up being sold to the King family.
The pictures in this book are very nice paintings. The illustrations are fairly simple, but work nicely with the story. MLK wanted a simple funeral, and so there are simple illustrations to go along with his wishes.