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Booker T. Washington

black leadership in the age of Jim Crow
2009
Chronicles the life of Booker T. Washington, an African-American educator and race leader, describes his rise from slavery to his position of power, and examines his work toward improving the economic and educational standing of freed slaves.

Girl in hyacinth blue

1999
Tells the story of how a priceless Vermeer painting came to be hanging in the home of lowly college professor Cornelius Engelbrecht.

Maria Montessori

teacher of teachers
1996
Tells the story of the life of Italy's first female physician and the creator of the Montessori method of education.

A hunger for learning

a story about Booker T. Washington
2006
Profiles the career and achievements of Booker T. Washington, the African-American educator who founded the Tuskegee Institute.

Booker T. Washington

leader and educator
1992
A biography of the former slave who founded Tuskegee University and later became the most powerful African American leader at the turn of the century.

Booker T. Washington

educator and leader
1995
A biography of the noted African American educator, spokesman, and writer.

Booker T. Washington

1995
Tells of the role of Booker T. Washington in American history.

Father of the orphans

the story of Janusz Korczak
1989
A biography of the Polish doctor, author, founder of orphanages, and promoter of children's rights, whose life, though swept away in the Nazi holocaust, was dedicated to his love for children.

Carter G. Woodson

the father of black history
1991
Simple text and illustrations describe the life and accomplishments of the man who first pioneered the study of black history.

Fifty cents and a dream

young Booker T. Washington
2012
An illustrated introduction to the life of Booker T. Washington that focuses on his hard work and determination to earn a college degree.

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