The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read
by Rita Lorraine Hubbard and Oge Mora
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- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2020
Word Count 1,424
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 830L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 507316, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Illiterate persons--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Walker, Mary
- Walker, Mary, 1848-1969--Juvenile literature
- Literacy
- United States
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Literacy--United States--Biography
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - General
- Children's Books/All Ages
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women
- Illiterate persons
- Freedmen
- Slaves--United States--Biography
- Women slaves--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Women slaves
- Slaves
- Freedmen--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Walker, Mary, 1848-1969
Our Original Resources 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Oge Mora
Created by TeachingBooks
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Oge Mora
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 11
Interview with Rita Lorraine Hubbard
Created by Kirkus Reviews
Interview with Oge Mora
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award
Interview with Rita Lorraine Hubbard
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award
Panel Discussion with Oge Mora
Created by Bank Street Library
Guest post by Rita Lorraine Hubbard
Created by Beth Anderson
Interview with Rita Lorraine Hubbard
Created by Chapter 16
Interview with Rita Lorraine Hubbard
Created by Writers' Rumpus
Interview with Oge Mora
Created by Mackin Community
Interview with Rita Lorraine Hubbard
Created by Diverse Book Finder
Interview with Rita Lorraine Hubbard
Created by Book Q&As with Deborah Kalb
Interview with Rita Lorraine Hubbard
Created by Nancy Churnin
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 8
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Reader's Theater Script from Bound to Stay Bound
Created by Bound to Stay Bound
Activities, Discussion Questions, and Informational Resources from Texas Bluebonnet Award
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award
Skills Building and Enrichment Activity from SEL Dallas
Created by SEL Dallas
Educator's Guide from Penguin Random House
Created by Penguin Random House
Activities from Beth Anderson
Created by Beth Anderson
Book Readings 2
Video Book Reading narrated by Ms. Linda
Created by Brightly Storytime
Video Book Reading narrated by Rita Lorraine Hubbard
Created by Random House Kids
Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Texas Bluebonnet Award
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award
Book & Adaptation Websites 1
Awards & Distinctions 10
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2021
Biography Selection, 2021
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2022
Selection, 2021
Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Biography Selection, 2021
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2021
Selection, 2021
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2022
Commended, 2021
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Character Building Selection, 2020
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2021
Selection, 2020
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2021
Selection, 2020
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