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Overview
Young children can now enjoy a biography series written just for them. "Rookie Biographies" introduce the beginning reader to interesting people who helped shape history. With short, easy-to-understand text, historical photos, and eye-catching illustrations, these introductory biographies will motivate children into wanting to learn more about noted individuals. Each book includes a index.A biography of the first Afro-American to be appointed to the Supreme Court.
Editorials
School Library Journal
Gr 2-5-- An excellent introductory biography of the renowned jurist. Greene presents a portrait of the man in a straightforward, easy-to-read text that gives children a look at his life and the forces that shaped it. Black-and-white photographs enrich the narrative and provide additional personal facts and relevant details about the times in which he lived. Background information about segregation as it existed in the United States until 1954 is simply stated to give today's readers an understanding of the significance of the Brown v. the Board of Education of Topeka decision. The author does a credible job of presenting the forces that made Marshall a champion of equality. For a more detailed biography, try Aldred's Thurgood Marshall, Supreme Court Justice (Chelsea, 1990). --Eunice Weech, M. L. King Elementary School, Urbana, ILBook Details
Published
October 1, 1991
Publisher
Chicago : Childrens Press, c1991.
Pages
48
Format
Binding
ISBN
9780516042251