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- Book Features: - Ages 6-10, Grades 1-4- 24 pages, 7 1/2 inches x 10 inches- Simple, easy-to-read pages with full-color pictures- Includes a time line and extension activity- Reading/teaching tips and discussion questions includedA NASCAR Leader: In Leaders Like Us: Wendell Scott, 1st--4th graders learn about the dedication, passion, and talent of Scott, one of the first African American NASCAR drivers and first African American to win a race in the Grand National Series.Inspirational: With captivating illustrations that bring Scott's story to life, young readers learn about his fascinating life, what led Wendell to becoming an important African American leader in race car driving, and his accomplishments.Build Reading Skills: 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.Leveled Books: Part of the Leaders Like Us series, the early-elementary reading level and full-color illustrations support comprehension of the story of this amazing race car driver.Why Rourke Educational Media: 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.
- 6-10 Years
- 9.46" x 7.27" Paperback
- 24 Pages
- Juvenile Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography
- Series Name: Leaders Like Us
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About the Book
In this biography, you'll meet an important leader in race car driving--Wendell Scott. Wendell loved to drive fast. When people wanted to hire African American race car drivers, his name was the first to come up. He accepted the challenge.Book Synopsis
Book Features:
- Ages 6-10, Grades 1-4
- 24 pages, 7 1/2 inches x 10 inches
- Simple, easy-to-read pages with full-color pictures
- Includes a time line and extension activity
- Reading/teaching tips and discussion questions included
A NASCAR Leader: In Leaders Like Us: Wendell Scott, 1st--4th graders learn about the dedication, passion, and talent of Scott, one of the first African American NASCAR drivers and first African American to win a race in the Grand National Series.
Inspirational: With captivating illustrations that bring Scott's story to life, young readers learn about his fascinating life, what led Wendell to becoming an important African American leader in race car driving, and his accomplishments.
Build Reading Skills: 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.
Leveled Books: Part of the Leaders Like Us series, the early-elementary reading level and full-color illustrations support comprehension of the story of this amazing race car driver.
Why Rourke Educational Media: 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.
From the Back Cover
Wendell loved to drive fast. When people wanted to hire African American race car drivers, his name was the first to come up. He accepted the challenge. By 1963, he had gone from getting speeding tickets to winning a racing championship. Meet an important leader--Wendell Scott.Review Quotes
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