Mary McLeod Bethune: a life of resourcefulness

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Author: Kristin Sterling

Title: Mary McLeod Bethune : a life of resourcefulness

Publisher: Lerner Publications

Place of publication: Minneapolis, MN

Date: 2008

Price: 16.95

ISBN-13: 978-0-8225-8588-6
ISBN-10: 0-8225-8588-X

Dewey: 370

Reading Level: 2.9/3.2

Brief Description of Content: History of Mary McLeod Bethune's life.

Personal Review/Selection rationale: This book is at least four years newer than similar books in our collection. It is at a reading level that is reasonable for at least some third grade students(ATOS 3.2.) It also has a table of contents and index which can be used to introduce students to these aspects of reference materials. The author is a former elementary school teacher.

Review Sources: Multicultural Review 09/01/08

Standards:
SS3H2 The student will discuss the lives of Americans who expanded people's rights and freedoms in a democracy.

Comments

Unknown said…
I've found former teachers as authors usually fall into two distinct camps - 1. They know how children think & learn and write accordingly, 2. They can't avoid being pedantic and their writing sounds like a boring lecture.
December 13, 2009 at 7:30 AM
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