Description
"A picture book biography sharing the inspiring and incredible true story of the nation's oldest student, Mary Walker, who learned to read at the age of 116"--
Pages
40
Awards
Texas Bluebonnet Award (Nominee — 2022)
Utah Beehive Book Award (Nominee — Informational Books — 2022)
Great Lakes Great Books Award (Nominee — 2022)
Ohioana Book Award (Finalist — Juvenile Literature — 2021)
Bluestem Award (Nominee — 2022)
Grand Canyon Reader Award (Nominee — Nonfiction — 2023)
SCBWI Crystal Kite Award (2021)
Rhode Island Children's Book Award (Nominee — 2022)
Comstock Read Aloud Book Award (Winner — 2021)
Virginia Readers' Choice (Nominee — Primary — 2022)
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Nominee — Picture Books — 2022)
Colorado Children's Book Award (Nominee — 2022)
Volunteer State Book Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 2022)
Cocheco Readers' Award (Nominee — 2020)
Great Kids Can Read Award (Winner — 2023)
Charter Oak Children's Book Award (Nominee — Nonfiction — 2021)
Floyd's Pick Book Award (Honor Book — 2021)
Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award (Nominee — 2023)
Star of the North Picture Book Award (Nominee — 2022)
CCBC Choices (2021)
Great Reads from Great Places (Tennessee — 2020)
Notable Children's Book (2021)
Los Angeles Public Library Best of the Year (Children's Books — 2020)
Rise: A Feminist Book Project for Ages 0-18 (Selection — 2021)
Penn GSE's Best Books for Young Readers (Selection — Picture Books — 2020)
Great Texas Mosquito List (2022)
Picture This Recommendation List (Nonfiction — 2021)
El día de los niños / El día de los libros (K-2 — 2020)
Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List (Grades K-2 — 2021)
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best: Kids (Informational Books for Younger Readers — 2020)
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