Ticktock Banneker's Clock Cover:Hardcover 1932: Lulu Wong

1932: Lulu Wong

When a new teacher

has written the best kind of global education book for children

The two-color art throughout will help readers transition from the familiar four-color art of leveled readers and ease them into black-and-white chapter books

Ticktock Banneker's Clock Cover:Hardcover 1932: Lulu WongThroughout his life, Benjamin Banneker was known and admired for his work in science, mathematics, and astronomy, just to name a few pursuits. But even when he was born in Maryland in 1731, he was already an extraordinary person for that time period. He was born free at a time in America when most African Americans were slaves. Though he only briefly attended school and was largely self taught, at a young age Benjamin displayed a keen aptitude for