More Than Anything Else
Publication Information
Author:  Bradby, Marie	Illustrator:  Soentpiet, Chris K.
Title:  More Than Anything Else	Date:  1995
Publisher:  Orchard Books	City:  New York, NY
ISBN, paperback:  0-531-09464-2	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    , historical fiction, biography and autobiography
HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies
Summary:
Few people around young Booker T. Washington are able to read. But Booker, age 9, finds a chance and takes it. This biography, which also shows life in post-Civil War West Virginia, is full of eloquent language and dramatic, lantern-lit paintings.
Teaching Ideas:
Natural extensions from this book might include explorations of Booker T. Washington's adult life. This book might also be paired with Paulsen's Nightjohn, and teachers and students may want to discuss the role of literacy within society. Young Booker's character is well developed, so character study is another possibility. The book would also work well as part of a text set about hopes, dreams, expectations, and their achievement.
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Ethnic Groups > African-American Education > literacy Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > hopes/dreams History > time period > 19th Century History > region > U.S. history Science > scientists/inventors > Washington, Booker T. Geography > locations > U.S. states/regions > Appalachia

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