Description
In 1791 plans for the new capital city, Washington, DC, were in the works, but someone was needed to help with the surveying. Thomas Jefferson recommended Benjamin Banneker for the job. Banneker was a free black man who lived at a time when black Americans had few, if any, rights. Yet he was an accomplished farmer, mathematician, astronomer, and surveyor. What Are You Figuring Now? is the story of a man who was never afraid to try something new, no matter how difficult.
Title Details
Author: |
Ferris, Jeri |
Publisher: |
Lerner Classroom |
Language: |
English |
Copyright: |
1988 |
Number of Pages: |
64 |
Dewey: |
B |
Dewey Range: |
B |
Binding Type: |
Paperback |
Interest Age: |
12 |
Accelerated Reader Interest Level: |
Middle Grade |
Accelerated Reader Reading Level: |
5.6 |
Accelerated Reader Point Value: |
1 |
Guided Reading Level: |
R |
Guided Reading Interest Age: |
Grade 4 |
Lexile Level: |
910 |
Lexile Range: |
Confident Reader (800 - 999) |
