Shoes for Everyone
A Story about Jan Matzeliger
From the Series Creative Minds Biographies
Jan Matzeliger felt anything but welcome in Philadelphia in 1873. As well as being a foreigner, Jan was half African American, which meant that most doors were closed to him. Although the Civil War had been over for nearly ten years, inequality for African Americans still persisted in its aftermath. However, Jan refused to let prejudice keep him from achieving his dream of making a shoe-lasting machine to replace the tedious, time-consuming hand sewing that held up shoe manufacturing processes in his day.
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978-0-7613-9095-4
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$25.99 |
| Interest Level | Grade 4 - Grade 8 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 5 |
| Category | 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Books: Race & Ethnicity, Diverse Books: Social Class, Diversity |
| Copyright | 1986 |
| Publisher | Lerner Publishing Group |
| Imprint | Millbrook Press ™ |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 64 |
| Publication Date | 2012-01-01 |
| Reading Counts! Level | 5.9 |
| Text Type | Narrative Nonfiction |
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| BISACS | JNF007000, JNF007050, JNF007090 |
| Dewey | 685'.31'0028 |
| Graphics | 1-color illustrations |
| Dimensions | 5.875 x 8.5 |
| Lexile | 840 |
| Guided Reading Level | R |
| ATOS Reading Level | 5.7 |
| Accelerated Reader® Quiz | 4374 |
| Accelerated Reader® Points | 1.0 |
| Features | Afterword, Author/Illustrator note, Awards, Bibliography/further reading, Index, Reviewed, Table of contents, and Teaching Guides |
Author: Barbara Mitchell
Illustrator: Hetty Mitchell
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Creative Minds Biographies
Meet some of the world’s most creative minds! Written in story format, these episodic biographies give clear, straightforward accounts of historical figures’ lives. Each true story is accompanied by black-and-white illustrations. View available downloads →
Awards
- NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12