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A World of Knowing

A Story about Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet

From the Series Creative Minds Biographies

  • Interest Level: Grade 4 - Grade 8
  • Reading Level: Grade 5

Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet had a sharp mind and a great determination to make a difference in the world. When Thomas met Alice Cogswell, a little girl who was deaf, he decided to go to Europe to study deaf education and became a teacher. The signs he learned developed into American Sign Language and helped his students to leave their isolation behind.

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Interest Level Grade 4 - Grade 8
Reading Level Grade 5
Copyright 1995
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Millbrook Press ™
Language English
Number of Pages 64
Publication Date 2011-08-01
Reading Counts! Level 4.1
Text Type Narrative Nonfiction
BISACS JNF007020, JNF007110, JNF024070
Dewey 371.91'2'092
Graphics 1-color illustrations
Dimensions 5.875 x 8.5
Lexile 920
Guided Reading Level R
ATOS Reading Level 5.7
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 15544
Accelerated Reader® Points 1.0
Features Afterword, Author/Illustrator note, Awards, Bibliography/further reading, Index, Reviewed, Table of contents, and Teaching Guides

Awards

  • Notable Award NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12, Winner, 1995

Reviews

Christian Library Journal

“. . .a very well-written, easy to understand biography.”
—Christian Library Journal

The Horn Book Guide

“Bowen’s biography reads well. . .”
—The Horn Book Guide