With Books and Bricks: How Booker T. Washington Built a School

Suzanne Slade (Author) Nicole Tadgell (Illustrator)
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117634
Product Type: Hardcover Books
Age Groups: Ages 4 to 6, Ages 7 to 9

When Booker T. Washington arrived in Tuskegee, Alabama to teach, he found many eager students but no school. So Booker and his students decided to build their own schoolèbrick by brick.

Booker T. Washington had an incredible passion for learning. Born a slave, he taught himself to read. When the Civil War ended, Booker finally fulfilled his dream of attending school. After graduation, he was invited to teach in Tuskegee, Alabama. Finding many eager students but no school, Booker set out to build his own schoolèbrick by brick. An afterword gives detailed information on how the school was built.

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SKU 117634
ISBN 9780807508978
Language English
Page Count 32
Product Type Hardcover Books
Book Type Picture Books
Additional Contributor Nicole Tadgell
Primary Contributor Suzanne Slade
Age Groups Ages 4 to 6, Ages 7 to 9
Publisher Albert Whitman & Company