The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read by Rita Lorraine Hubbard Yosemite These thoughtful meditations on obedience

These thoughtful meditations on obedience

David Allen Sibley  has been watching and drawing birds since 1969 and has traveled throughout North America studying the natural world

It features 25 projects that are a mix of functional and decorative items

Kristy Hamilton is a science journalist who has written for WIRED

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The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read by Rita Lorraine Hubbard Yosemite These thoughtful meditations on obedienceImagine 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 Honor winning 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 age 68, she had worked numerous jobs, including cooking, cleaning, babysitting, and selling sandwiches to