The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read Young Adult Nonfiction Social Topics - Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance Social Topics - Prejudice & Racism Boys & Men as well as up-to-date translations

as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators

a little girl imagines how an odd assortment of parts combined to make the perfect dog

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Peyton doesn't like green foods

the boys were faced with a hard decision

The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read Young Adult Nonfiction Social Topics - Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance Social Topics - Prejudice & Racism Boys & Men as well as up-to-date translationsImagine learning to read at the age of 116! Discover the true story of Mary Walker, the nation's oldest student who did just that, in this picture book from a Caldecott Honor winning illustrator and a rising star author. In 1848, Mary Walker was born into slavery. At age 15, she was freed, and by age 20, she was married and had her first child. By age 68, she had worked numerous jobs, including cooking, cleaning, babysitting, and selling sandwiches to