Fifty Cents and a Dream: Young Booker T. Washington

by Jabari Asim

Other authorsBryan Collier (Artist)
Hardcover, 2012

Call number

JB WASHIINGTON

Publication

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (2012), Edition: Illustrated, 48 pages

Description

"Born into slavery, young Booker T. Washington could only dream of learning to read and write. After emancipation, Booker began a five-hundred-mile journey, mostly on foot, to Hampton Institute, taking his first of many steps towards a college degree. When he arrived, he had just fifty cents in his pocket and a dream about to come true."--Amazon.com.

User reviews

LibraryThing member debnance
I saved this book to read today, on the day we in America celebrate as Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday. What a wonderful story! Booker T. Washington as a boy, desperately longing to learn to read, making his way to a school for former slaves after working all day in hard conditions in a salt
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mine, walking five hundred miles to go to college and learn more. I can’t wait to share this inspiring story and these amazing illustrations with the children at my school tomorrow.
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LibraryThing member Sullywriter
An exceptionally well-written and stunningly illustrated introduction to Booker T. Washington. This should be a strong contender for the Caldecott Medal.
LibraryThing member Lukesilvera
A great story about over coming obstacles to become an educated reader. Great to help your struggling readers see that they can read too and do something with their lives.
LibraryThing member RaquelValentin
This book would be interesting to read. It is an event that revolves around Booker T. Washington. I think this is book that could be used as an example of a success story to motivate students to be all they can be.
LibraryThing member AleciaDesselle
The story of Booker T. Washington’s dream of learning to read is told with beautiful illustrations of water color and collage paper. This book was very inspiring. Fifty Cents and a Dream includes an author’s note, illustrator’s note, and additional facts list of Washington’s journey that
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add more information of the life of Booker T. Washington.
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LibraryThing member jsylve
Booker T Washinton has been wanting to learn to read since he was a young boy. When he got the opportunity to do so he worked hard and made it with the little money he had. This books gives a time line of his journey and has beautiful illustration.

ISBN

9780316086578
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