PUBLISHER: Discovery Library
Book Features:
• 24 pages, 7 ½ inches x 10 inches
• Ages 6-10, Grades 1-4 leveled readers, Lexile 720L
• Simple, easy-to-read pages with full-color illustrations
• Includes a timeline and extension activity
• Reading/teaching tips and discussion questions included
Leader In Genealogy: In Leaders Like Us: Henry Louis Gates Jr., 1st―4th graders learn about the accomplishments of a literary critic, filmmaker, historian, and professor that pioneered theories of African/African American literature with genealogy.
Inspirational: With captivating illustrations that bring Gates’ story to life, readers learn about his early life and greatest accomplishments as an important African American leader in genealogy.
Build Reading Skills: This engaging 24-page children’s book will help students improve comprehension and build confidence with discussion questions, a timeline of events, and a fun extension activity.
Leveled Books: Part of the Leaders Like Us series, the simple, easy-to-read pages and full-color illustrations in this kid’s book support comprehension of the story of the inspirational leader and amazing historian.
Why Rourke Educational Media: Since 1980, Rourke Publishing Company has specialized in publishing engaging and diverse non-fiction and fiction books for children in a wide range of subjects that support reading success on a level that has no limits.