Benjamin Banneker
Written by Ginger Wadsworth & illustrated by Craig Orback
Part of the On My Own Biography Book Series
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7 - 10
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48
Page
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1,709
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count
610L
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measure
Jan 1, 2003
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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.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780876141045
- Publication Date
- January 1, 2003
- Publisher
- First Avenue Editions
- Original Publication Date
- February 1, 2002
- Page Count
- 48
- Word Count
- 1709
- Audience
- Juvenile Reader
- Reading Age
- 7 - 10 years
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 52566950
- Lexile® Level
- 610L
- Scholastic Level
- O
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~O
- ATOS® Book Level
- 3.7
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 66260
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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