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
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: January 2006 * Out of Print * 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. Click for more in this series: Creative Minds Biography (Paperback) |
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 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
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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