Mr. George Baker / Amy Hest ; illustrated by Jon J. Muth.
By: Hest, Amy.
Contributor(s): Muth, Jon J [ill.].
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BookPublisher: Cambridge, MA : Candlewick Press, 2004Edition: 1st ed.Description: [25] p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.ISBN: 0763612332 (alk. paper).Other title: Mister George Baker.Subject(s): Literacy -- Fiction | Old age -- Fiction | Friendship -- Fiction | African Americans -- Fiction | Literacy -- Fiction | Old age -- Fiction | Friendship -- Fiction | African Americans -- FictionDDC classification: [E] Awards: Red Clover Award 2005-06.Summary: Harry sits on the porch with Mr. George Baker, an African American who is one hundred years old but can still dance and play the drums, waiting for the school bus that will take them both to the class where they are learning to read.
Kirkus Review
Harry sits on the porch with Mr. George Baker, an African American who is one hundred years old but can still dance and play the drums, waiting for the school bus that will take them both to the class where they are learning to read.
2.4 Follett Library Resources
K-3
Red Clover Award 2005-06.
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