| Thurgood Marshall Contributor(s): Dunham, Montrew (Author), Henderson, Meryl (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0689820429 ISBN-13: 9780689820427 Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1998 Annotation: Whenever Thurgood Marshall got into trouble at school, the principal would make him sit in the basement and read the U.S. Constitution. By the time he was 12, he had most of it memorized and his interest in law had begun to take seed. In 1967 he was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court--the first African American to serve in that position. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - African-american |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 98-04080 |
| Lexile Measure: 840 |
| Series: Childhood of Famous Americans (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 5.14" W x 7.72" (0.29 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 20661 Reading Level: 5.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Get to know the first African American Supreme Court justice Thurgood Marshall in this middle grade nonfiction biography of his early years The childhood of civil rights hero and Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall comes to life in this engaging biography. Whenever Thurgood Marshall got into trouble at school, the principal would make him sit in the basement and read the US Constitution. By the time he was twelve, he had most of it memorized, and his interest in law had begun to take seed. In 1967, he was appointed to the US Supreme Court--the first African American to serve in that position. This book is laced with numerous illustrations, and the back of the book includes a timeline, questions, activities, and a glossary, making it the perfect addition to a classroom or home school setting. Perfect for emerging readers, the Childhood of Famous Americans series illustrates the incredible true stories of great Americans. |