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A Bus of Our Own
Contributor(s): Evans, Freddi Williams (Author), Costello, Shawn (Illustrator)

ISBN: 0807509701 ISBN-13: 9780807509708
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company

OUR PRICE: $13.56

Binding Type: Library Binding - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2001
* Out of Print *

Annotation: More than anything, Mable Jean wants to go to school. She has to walk five miles to get there though, and her papa told her that if she can't keep up, she'll have to wait another year. Finally, Mable Jean asks her parents why the black children don't have a bus, too. Illustrations.

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | School & Education
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism

Dewey: E

LCCN: 2001000888

Age Level: 5-8

Grade Level: Kindergarten-3

Lexile Measure: 590 AD (Adult Directed Text)

Physical Information: 0.41" H x 8.22" W x 10.34" L (0.77 lbs) 32 pages

Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Geographic Orientation - Mississippi

Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product

Awards: Mississippi Authors Award, Winner, Special Recognition, 2004

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 07/15/2001 pg. 1025
Booklist 08/01/2001 pg. 2128
School Library Journal 09/01/2001 pg. 188
Black Issues Book Review 01/01/2002 pg. 79
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2001 pg. 72 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Multicultural Review 09/01/2002 pg. 110
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2002 pg. 72 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 54237
Reading Level: 3.4 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
More than anything, Mable Jean wants to go to school. She has to walk five miles to get there, though, and her papa told her that if she can't keep up, she'll have to wait another year. She hurts her foot and misses some school days, but Mable Jean doesn't give up.

When the white children on their bus pass Mable Jean and her friends, laughing and taunting them, it's almost more than Mable Jean can take. Finally, Mable Jean asks her parents why the black children don't have a bus, too.

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