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With Open Hands

A Story about Biddy Mason

From the Series Creative Minds Biographies

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

Born a slave in Georgia in 1818, Bridget “Biddy” Mason learned to survive in a harsh world. Taken from her parents as a young child, Biddy grew up to be self-reliant and hard working. When she and her children finally found freedom in California in 1855, she turned her nursing skills into a successful career as a midwife. Even after she became a wealthy landowner in Los Angeles, Biddy never forgot her basic philosophy of sharing with others: “The open hand is blessed,” she always said, “for it gives in abundance, even as it receives.”

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978-0-7613-8270-6
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Interest Level Grade 4 - Grade 8
Reading Level Grade 5
Category Diverse Books: Race & Ethnicity, Diverse Books: Social Class, Diverse Books: Social Justice, Diversity
Copyright 1999
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Millbrook Press ™
Language English
Number of Pages 64
Publication Date 2011-08-01
Text Type Narrative Nonfiction
BISACS JNF007020, JNF007050, JNF007120
Dewey 973'.0496073'0092
Graphics 1-color illustrations
Dimensions 6 x 8.5
Guided Reading Level R
ATOS Reading Level 5.7
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 4380
Accelerated Reader® Points 1.0
Features Afterword, Author/Illustrator note, Awards, Bibliography/further reading, Index, Reviewed, Table of contents, and Teaching Guides

Awards

  • California Collection, Winner, 1999

Reviews

Booklist

“This hearty tale is accompanied by many gentle line drawings.”
—Booklist

School Library Journal

“. . .informative and straightforward. An inspirational book about a woman usually overlooked in biographies for this age group.”
—School Library Journal