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Title: Benjamin Banneker: Pioneering Scientist by Ginger Wadsworth, Craig Orback ISBN: 0-87614-104-1 Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group Pub. Date: 01 February, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (1 review)
Rating: 4
Summary: great illustrations
Comment: The writing of the book was fine. I am a little older than an "on my own biographt" reader. Nonetheless I was interested in the life of a Black scientist living in the late 1700's. The book follows Benjamin Banneker from being a young boy working on his family's tobbacco farm to clockmaking, land surveying, and almanac writing. His thirst for learning makes him a great role model. The book also put his life in historical context which makes for a great learning device.
What really brings the story to life are the illustrations. Craig Orback has done some beautiful paintings! I particularly enjoy the rich color and expansive feeling of the landscapes and skyscapes. The characters are expressive. A few pages are stunning in their warm light and vivid color. I felt really drawn to them. In fact, I think the book would be completely interesting and inspiring to me even if I couldn't read and it were being read to me before bedtime.
I reccomend this book for the excellent art and the inspiring (and maybe little known) story of early African American accomplishment.
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Title: Arctic Lights, Arctic Nights by Debbie S. Miller, Jon Van Zyle ISBN: 0802788564 Publisher: Walker & Company Pub. Date: 01 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Case of Monkeys That Fell from the Trees: And Other Mysteries in Tropical Nature by Susan E. Quinlan ISBN: 1563979020 Publisher: Boyds Mills Press Pub. Date: 01 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Rachel: The Story of Rachel Carson by Amy Ehrlich ISBN: 0152162275 Publisher: Silver Whistle Pub. Date: 01 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: On the Way to the Beach by Henry Cole ISBN: 0688175155 Publisher: Greenwillow Pub. Date: 01 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
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Title: Exploring Our Solar System by SALLY RIDE, TAM E. O'SHAUGHNESSY ISBN: 0375812040 Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 11 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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