Completed in 2011 in Washington, D.C., the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial honors the man's life, words, and legacy. In presenting the topic for children, Mattern initially discusses Dr. King's background and his work in the civil rights movement. Next, she reports on the process of creating and dedicating the memorial. Finally, Mattern describes the experience of visiting it. Because more than half the book's space is devoted to illustrations, mainly color photos, only two or three paragraphs of text appear on each double-page spread. The writing is competent, if sometimes repetitive. Archival black-and-white photos illustrate the historical information, while colorful shots offer some attractive views of the memorial. From the Let's Celebrate America series, here's a serviceable introduction to a topic that's underrepresented on library shelves.