The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read | 
“Could someone her age learn to read? She didn't know, but by God, she was going to try“
“Could someone her age learn to read? She didn't know, but by God, she was going to try“
This book would be great to use with all ages. It gives an important message that you can do amazing things and always be learning even in your older years of life. It is never too late to follow your dreams.
pickThe book tells of Mary Walker's life as she was born in 1848 and lived through slavery, being freed from slavery, all the way to attending school and learning to read at age 116. The book is told from a 3rd person perspective. The illustrations add detail and emotion to the story of Mary Walker. At the beginning and end of the book there are real life pictures of Mary throughout her life.
A parent just donated this to my library. Waitlisted before I could get it wrapped. #underthedustcover
pickThe Oldest Student was written by Rita Lorraine Hubbard. This book shares the story of Mary Walker. Mary was born into slavery, had her first child at 20, and lived through many wars. However, at the age of 116, Mary learned to read, proving to us all that it is never to late to follow your dreams and chase after what you want.
pick121 years condensed into a picture book where the author had to fill narrative blanks. I hope someone somewhere recorded Mrs. Walker‘s oral history.
pick5 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 Fabulous Story. A true story. I‘m not sure I would want to live to be over 120 years old, but what Mary endured and still took time to learn. She recognized that there was something she needed to be free – the ability to read. This story is amazing. It‘s a powerful tool to show children you are never too old to learn something new.
pickThe true story of a former slave who was freed at 15, and learned to read at 116. #BBRC Easy Reader #Hammer @LibrarianRyan #WinterGames2021 #TeamGameSleighers @StayCurious
pickGR Choice Award #picturebook nominations
An incredible true story about Mary Walker, born into slavery, spending most of her adulthood as a sharecropper, and finally learning to read at age 🌟116 🌟 in the mid 1960s.
This book accentuates the positive, but for me, as an adult, it also speaks to the injustice of being denied an education throughout the first century of her life.
A great reminder for all of us. This could be a fun add-on for the 100th day of school activity, no? #teachersoflitsy #childrensbook
pick#FlyHighJuly Day 19: Mary Walker is nothing but determined. She walked into a reading class being held in her building when she was 114 years old, proceeded to work hard, this time as a reader. Mary Walker‘s story is a testament to everything I hold dear: #trust that one can become a reader no matter what age, colour, religious denomination, gender identity, political affiliation, ethnicity/nationality. My review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-lJd
pickAn incredibly inspiring true story that proves you‘re never too old to follow your heart and learn something new.
According to what I have been reading the point of #BlackoutTuesday was to make Black issues prominent. To stop talking about yourself and talk about others. So that is what I am going to do.
I want to use my #coverlove platform to look at Black Authors with books out this year. As usual I will be focusing on YA and MG, plus some picture books.
I have tried to only list books by #BlackAuthors but I during my search I was disappointed ⬇
Mary Walker, born a slave, learned to read at age 116! How amazing is that? #charactersreading
