The oldest student : how Mary Walker learned to read /

Hubbard, Rita L.,

The oldest student : how Mary Walker learned to read / written by Rita Lorraine Hubbard ; illustrated by Oge Mora. - 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

School Library Journal starred, January 2020 Booklist starred, November 2019 Pub Weekly, November 2019 Kirkus Starred, December 2019 Horn Book, January 2020 Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), December 2019

A picture book biography sharing the true story of the nation's oldest student, Mary Walker, who learned to read at the age of 116.

K-3 P Fountas AD830L Lexile 2.5

9781524768287 9781524768294 1524768286 1524768294

2019007529


Walker, Mary, 1848-1969 --Juvenile literature.
Walker, Mary, 1848-1969.


Women slaves--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Freedmen--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Illiterate persons--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Women slaves.
Slaves.
Women.
Freedmen.
Illiterate persons.


Biographies.
Nonfiction picture books.

E444 .W235 / H83 2020

921 WAL 306.3/62/092 B