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A Hunger for Learning: A Story about Booker T. Washington
Contributor(s): Swain, Gwenyth (Author), Johnson, Larry (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 0822530902     ISBN-13: 9780822530909
Publisher: Lerner Classroom
OUR PRICE: $9.49  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2006
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Annotation: Born into slavery, young Booker T. Washington fought hard to learn how to read, then worked his way through teachers' college. He was passionate about teaching other African Americans and brick-by-brick built the school that is today known as Tuskegee University.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2005010078
Age Level: 8-11
Grade Level: 3-6
Guided Reading: R (Grade 4)
Series: Creative Minds Biography (Paperback)
Physical Information: 0.21" H x 6.04" W x 8.6" L (0.31 lbs) 64 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1851-1899
- Chronological Period - 1900-1919
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 100943
Reading Level: 5.9   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 1.0
 
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Contributor Bio(s): Swain, Gwenyth: -

Gwenyth Swain is the author of more than two dozen books for young readers. A two-time winner of a Minnesota Book Award for children's nonfiction, she loves history and historical fiction. Ms. Swain runs the middle school and high school libraries at Twin Cities Academy in St. Paul. Formerly, she was a costumed history player at historic Fort Snelling, a soda jerk, and a bookstore clerk.


 
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