More Than Anything Else Contributor(s): Bradby, Marie (Author), Soentpiet, Chris K. (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0531094642 ISBN-13: 9780531094648 Publisher: Orchard Books OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 1995 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - General - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - General |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 94048804 |
Lexile Measure: 570 |
Physical Information: 0.33" H x 8.78" W x 10.36" (0.80 lbs) 32 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 13844 Reading Level: 3.3 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A fictionalized story about the life of young Booker T. Washington. Living in a West Virginia settlement after emancipation, nine-year-old Booker travels by lantern light to the salt works, where he labors from dawn till dusk. Although his stomach rumbles, his real hunger is his intense desire to learn to read.... A] moving and inspirational story. - School Library Journal, starred review |