Fall 2023

Booker T. Washington

Educator and Orator

The Black American Journey
  • Interest Level: Grade 4 - Grade 7
  • Reading Level: Grade 5

Booker T. Washington rose from his slavery beginnings to become a national leader in education and civil rights. Beginning his career as a teacher and developing into a renowned speaker, Washington's influence is still felt today through Tuskegee University, which he originally founded. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, informative captions and sidebars, a phonetic glossary,a time line, a Think-About-It section, and an index.

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978-1-5038-8064-1
$24.95
978-1-5038-8315-4
$39.95
Interest Level Grade 4 - Grade 7
Reading Level Grade 5
Genre Nonfiction
Category Social Studies
Copyright 2024
Publisher The Child's World, Inc.
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2023-08-01
BISACS JNF007020, JNF007050, JNF018010
Dewey B
Graphics Full-color photographs, Historical photographs
Dimensions 8 x 9.5
Lexile 900
Guided Reading Level W
ATOS Reading Level 6.2
ATOS Interest Level MG
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 521210
Accelerated Reader® Points 1.0
Features Educational front/back matter, Glossary of key words, Index, Informative sidebars, Phonetics, Photo captions, Sources for further research, Suggested websites, and Table of contents
Online Resources


  • Famous Words
  • Born Into Slavery
  • Toward Tuskegee
  • Integration or Segregation?
  • Criticism of the "Atlanta Compromise"
  • "In Terms of Humanity"
  • Think About It
  • Time Line
  • Glossary
  • Further Information
  • Index
Author: Don Troy