{"product_id":"charlotta-bass-isbn-9781731648389","title":"Charlotta Bass","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook Features:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Ages 6-10, Grades 1-4\u003cbr\u003e• 24 pages, 7 ½ inches x 10 inches\u003cbr\u003e• Simple, easy-to-read pages with full-color pictures\u003cbr\u003e• Includes a time line and extension activity\u003cbr\u003e• Reading\/teaching tips and discussion questions included\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Leader in Journalism:\u003c\/b\u003e In Leaders Like Us: Charlotta Bass, kids learn about the dedication, passion, and integrity of Bass, who fought for justice and equality, becoming the first woman and African American to run for vice president of the America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInspirational:\u003c\/b\u003e With captivating illustrations  that bring Bass’s story to life, young readers learn about her fascinating life and what led her to becoming an important African American leader in journalism and politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBuild Reading Skills:\u003c\/b\u003e This engaging 24-page  biography will help your child improve comprehension and build confidence with guided pre- and post-reading questions, a time line of the subject's life, and a fun extension activity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeveled Books:\u003c\/b\u003e Part of the Leaders Like Us series, the early-elementary reading level and full-color illustrations support comprehension of the story of this amazing journalist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy Rourke Educational Media:\u003c\/b\u003e Since 1980, Rourke Publishing Company has specialized in publishing engaging and diverse non-fiction and fiction books for children in a wide range of subjects that support reading success on a level that has no limits.\u003c\/p\u003e | In this biography, you'll meet an important leader in journalism and politics—Charlotta Bass. Charlotta wanted to tell stories that mattered. From the presses of her newspaper, she talked about subjects affecting African Americans and women. | These new picture-book biographies in the Leaders like Us series (written and illustrated by Black women) place a well-deserved spotlight on lesser-known Black Americans who were leaders in their fields. Civil rights activism, journalism, and politics are discussed in Charlotta Bass, which describes the impressive accomplishments of this Rhode Island native as she published her own newspaper for Black Americans and became a Vice Presidential nominee in 1952. Jackie Ormes introduces fashionable comics creator Ormes, who kicked stereotypes to the curb with her popular comics (the first by a Black woman to be nationally syndicated) featuring smart, successful, and attractive Black characters, like Torchy Brown. Leland Melvin highlights Melvin’s unlikely career as an NFL player and astronaut—truly the American dream—and draws attention to his passion for space science and inspiring youth. Readers enter the NASCAR circuit in Wendell Scott, where they’ll see impressive driving unfortunately hampered by racism; Scott saw his first-place trophy in the 1963 Grand National Series race—the first won by any Black driver—awarded to a white man instead, a slight finally corrected in 2010. Occasionally the writing lacks smooth transitions, but all the books give a clear sense of their subjects, the importance of their work, and obstacles they overcame. Welcoming, full-page illustrations, reading-comprehension questions, and an activity prompt round out each title in this worthwhile series. —Booklist, Fall 2021 | Charlotta wanted to tell stories that mattered. From the presses of her newspaper, she talked about subjects affecting African Americans and women. In 1952, she made history as the first woman and African American chosen by a political party to run for Vice President of the United States. Meet an important leader—Charlotta Bass.","brand":"Discovery Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48994050408677,"sku":"NP9781731648389","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/O_74a756a4-e149-4d0e-95b7-4b4711ac7b10.jpg?v=1778259875","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/charlotta-bass-isbn-9781731648389","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}