Ticktock Banneker's Clock Contributor(s): Keller, Shana (Author), Gardner, David C. (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 158536956X ISBN-13: 9781585369560 Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - African-american - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 19th Century |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2016007689 |
Age Level: 6-9 |
Grade Level: 1-4 |
Lexile Measure: 720(Not Available) |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 9.1" W x 11.1" L (0.98 lbs) 32 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product |
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2016 School Library Journal 09/01/2016 pg. 177 Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2017 - Recommended, Satisfactory |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Throughout his life, Benjamin Banneker was known and admired for his work in science, mathematics, and astronomy, just to name a few pursuits. But even when he was born in Maryland in 1731, he was already an extraordinary person for that time period. He was born free at a time in America when most African Americans were slaves. Though he only briefly attended school and was largely self-taught, at a young age Benjamin displayed a keen aptitude for mathematics and science. Inspired by a pocket watch he had seen, at the age of 22 he built a strike clock based on his own drawings and using a pocket-knife. This picture book biography focuses on one episode in a remarkable life. |
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