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40 pp.
| Viking
| October, 2015
|
TradeISBN 978-0-670-01654-9$17.99
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Jan Spivey Gilchrist.
As a child in war-torn Rhodesia, the author wishes to go to school like her brothers. As an adult, she works hard to earn several degrees in America, afterward returning to Zimbabwe to make education possible for other girls. Illustrated with Gilchrist's emotive full-spread watercolors, this tale of passionate persistence reveals a different culture but a universal human-rights issue.
24 pp.
| Enslow/Elementary
| January, 2013
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-7660-4103-5$21.26 New ed. (2001)
(4)
K-3
Famous African Americans series.
Each simply written title in this updated series (originally published in 1991 and 1992) provides an adequate introduction to a notable African American. Archival photographs, mostly black and white, and mediocre color illustrations appear on every spread. Large type and short sentences make these books suitable for use with reluctant readers. There are six other spring 2013 books in this series. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Famous African Americans titles: Carter G. Woodson, George Washington Carver, Louis Armstrong, Marian Anderson, Mary McLeod Bethune, and Paul Robeson.
112 pp.
| Enslow
| February, 2003
|
LibraryISBN 0-7660-1771-0$$20.95
(4)
4-6
African-American Biographies series.
Bethune, born to former slaves in 1875, became one of the most influential African-American women in the country. This biography details her struggles for racial equality, her establishment of a school for black children, and her leadership in a number of national organizations. Black-and-white photos accompany the choppy text. Chronology, reading list, websites. Bib., ind.