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Title details for Benjamin Banneker by Ginger Wadsworth - Available

Benjamin Banneker

Pioneering Scientist

by Ginger Wadsworth
Craig Orback
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Gazing up at the stars, Benjamin Banneker longed to understand how and why things worked as they did. In a time when most black Americans were slaves, Banneker lived a life of freedom and became known as America's first black American man of science. He helped survey Washington, D.C., and became the first black American to write an almanac. Through his accomplishments, he helped advance the cause of equality for African Americans.

  • Creators

  • Series

    On My Own Biography

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    August 1, 2003

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781541528505

    • PDF ebook

      • ISBN: 9781575057149
      • File size: 14147 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 5.4
    • Lexile® Measure: 610
    • Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    • Text Difficulty: 2-4

  • Reviews

    • The Horn Book

      July 1, 2003
      Considering vocabulary and sentence limitations, these authors adequately present the lives of their subjects: Banneker pioneered as a black farmer, surveyor, and almanac writer; Coleman as a black woman pilot; and Nightingale as a wealthy Englishwoman who founded a nursing school and corps. The biographies' illustrations are colorful if somewhat static. Afterword, timeline. [Review covers these On My Own Biography titles: "Benjamin Banneker, Bessie Coleman, " and "Florence Nightingale". ]

      (Copyright 2003 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

Formats

  • OverDrive Read
  • PDF ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:5.4
  • Lexile® Measure:610
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:2-4

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