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Age Range
4 - 8
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
1995-09-01
Page Count
32
Publisher
Orchard
Grade Level
Pre-K - 3rd
ISBN
9780531094648
Lexile
570
Themes
hard work
goal setting
african american culture

More Than Anything Else

Written by Marie Bradby and Illustrated by Chris K. Soentpiet

The is a fictionalized story of the life of young Booker T. Washington. When his mother presents him with an alphabet book he sets out on a journey of wanting to know how letters work and the power behind the written word.

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Age Range
4 - 8
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
1995-09-01
Page Count
32
Publisher
Orchard
Grade Level
Pre-K - 3rd
ISBN
9780531094648
Lexile
570
Themes
hard work
goal setting
african american culture
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