More Than Anything Else

"A fictionalized story about the life of young Booker T. Washington. Living in a West Virginia settlement after emancipation, nine-year-old Booker travels by lantern light to the salt works, where he labors from dawn till dusk. Although his stomach rumbles, his real hunger is his intense desire to learn to read.... [A] moving and inspirational story." - School Library Journal, starred review

Author: Marie Bradby
Publisher: Orchard Books
Published: 09/01/1995
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 10.36h x 8.78w x 0.33d
ISBN: 9780531094648
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.3
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 13844 / More Than Anything Else


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 07/01/1995 pg. 1882
School Library Journal 11/01/1995 pg. 64
Booklist 02/15/1996 pg. 1006
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/1995 pg. 21 - Superior,Well Above Average
ALA Notable Children's Books 01/01/1996 pg. 1288
Kirkus Review - Children 08/01/1995 pg. 1107
Black Issues Book Review 07/01/2005 pg. 61

About the Author

Award-winning author Marie Bradby switched from a career as a full-time journalist to writing for children after the birth of her son seventeen years ago. Even though her days as a journalist are behind her, she uses her sharp investigative skills as she interviews people and researches archives to fill in crucial details and bring her characters to life in her historical fiction. She has given presentations at schools, writing workshops and literature conferences all over the country. She has been a staff writer for National Geographic Magazine; and for the Providence Journal, the Lexington Herald, and the Courier-Journal newspapers.

Awards: Momma Where Are You From? (2000)2000 GOLDEN KITE AWARD FOR PICTURE BOOK TEXT-HONOR BOOK

Chris Soentpiet (pronounced: soon-peet) is an award winning illustrator and author. Aside from writing and illustrating, Chris travels all around the world promoting the love of children's literature, the arts, and multi-culturalism.

When Chris was eight years of age, an American family adopted him from Korea. His talent for watercolors has won him an art scholarship to attend the prestigious Pratt Institute in New York City. After graduating with honors, he wrote and illustrated his first picture book, Around Town. His books have won praise from many critics such as Parent's Choice, American Bookseller, Junior Library Guild, New York Times, and American Library Association.