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Scientist and Strategist, June Rooks


Book Description
This is the true story of June Rooks who grew up in a loving African-American family in Vicksurg, Mississippi. After she contracted polio when she was two, her parents and sisters made a "school" for her around the family diningroom table. Using braces and crutches, she started regular school at age 10, immediately forging to the head of her fourth-grade class. June earned a scholarship to c... More
Book Information
PublisherEquity Institute
BindingPaperback
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages31
ISBN-100932469140
ISBN-13978-0932469144
Publication Date06/1988
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About Mary Ellen Verheyden-Hilliard (Author) : Mary Ellen Verheyden-Hilliard is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of Mary Ellen Verheyden-Hilliard include Mathematician and Computer Scientist, Caryn Navy (Verhey... more
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About Holly Meeker Rom (Illustrator) : Holly Meeker Rom is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Published credits of Holly Meeker Rom include Mathematician and Computer Scientist, Caryn Navy (Verheyden-Hilliard, Mary ... more
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