FICTION

George Washington Carver

by Riley FLYNN
9781476539577. ea vol: ed. by Gail Saunders-Smith. 24p. (Great African-Americans Series). bibliog. chron. further reading. glossary. index. photos. websites. Capstone. 2014. lib. ed. $21.32. pap. $5.95.
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K-Gr 2—Including both usual (Martin Luther King Jr.) and less usual (Mae Jemison) subjects, this early reader series is a solid addition to the several series out there. Using simple vocabulary, large font, plenty of white space, a traditional layout, and only two-to-four sentences per page, the books are very accessible. Some photographs are less crisp than they could be, and only some are captioned. Big bonuses are the small size of the books and the cumulative time line that runs at the bottom of each double-page spread.
Designed to introduce new readers to African American contributions and to meet Common Core requirements, these slight books meet minimum standards with simple sentences, limited vocabulary, many photos, a running timeline, and a clear trajectory. But they falter somewhat when photos don't align with text and content is more complicated than writing restrictions can encompass. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Pebble Books: Great African-Americans titles: Mae Jemison and Bessie Coleman.
Reviewed by Christina Dorr , Apr 01, 2014

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