Interest Level
Grades 3 - 5
Reading Level
Grade level Equivalent: 3.5
Lexile Measure®: 750L
DRA: 38
Guided Reading: O
Genre
- General Fiction
Theme/Subject
- Social Studies
- Character and Values
- African American
Reading Quiz Programs
About This Book
‘ During the years following the Civil War in rural South Carolina where opportunities for blacks to go to school were nonexistent, Mary McLeod Bethune had to overcome many obstacles to pursue her dream of education for all children . Simply told, this biography of an outstanding black educator has excellent illustrations.' 'SLJ.Children's Books of 1977 (Library of Congress)
About the Authors or Illustrators
Despite a full time service job, author Eloise Greenfield was determined to write books that told the truth about African-American people. Now she aims to give young people words that nourish the spirit.
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