{"product_id":"mary-mcleod-bethune-9780064461689","title":"Mary McLeod Bethune","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn inspiring picture book biography about an outstanding black educator during the years following the Civil War, from the award-winning author\/illustrator team of Eloise Greenfield and Jerry Pinkney.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The drums of Africa still beat in my heart. They will not let me rest.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are the words of Mary McLeod Bethune. She worked her whole life to make the world a better place. As a child, she loved to read. As a woman, she loved to teach. She started a school; she founded a hospital. Everywhere she saw a need, she searched for a solution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe daughter of former enslaved Americans, Mary McLeod Bethune\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003ebecame one of the most important Black educators, civil and women's rights leaders and government officials of the twentieth century. This picture book biography is a strong choice to share both in the classroom and at home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Simply told, this biography of an outstanding black educator has excellent illustrations.\" --\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/21\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780064461689\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 7.20w x 0.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Coretta Scott King Award - Honor Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e74024 \/ Mary McLeod Bethune\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.9 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Eloise Greenfield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52197331566773,"sku":"9780064461689","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_0fd018ac-b040-43e8-8184-7f8705f00fc8.jpg?v=1769623252","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/mary-mcleod-bethune-9780064461689","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}