The Oldest Student
How Mary Walker Learned to Read
by Rita Lorraine Hubbard
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appears in Inclusion Diversity, Fiction, and Nonfiction.
Imagine learning to read at the age of 116! Discover the true story of Mary Walker, the nation's oldest student who did just that, in this picture book from a Caldecott Honorwinning illustrator and a rising star author. In 1848, Mary Walker was born into slavery. At age 15, she was freed, and by age 20, she was married and had her first child. By ...
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