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Reading and Writing for Urban Survival

AUTHOR Kunjufu, Jawanza
PUBLISHER African American Images (08/01/2016)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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Illiteracy is the precursor to retention, special education, dropping out and incarceration. Young people need to know how to read and they need books that speak to their culture and circumstances. This book helps them overcome poverty, gangs, drugs, homelessness and other social ills.
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ISBN-13: 9780910030199
ISBN-10: 0910030197
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 128
Carton Quantity: 112
Product Dimensions: 5.40 x 0.30 x 8.40 inches
Weight: 0.40 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Price on Product
Country of Origin: US
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Education | Teaching - Subjects - Reading & Phonics
Education | Teaching - Subjects - Language Arts
Education | Student Life & Student Affairs
Grade Level: 7th Grade - College Freshman
Dewey Decimal: 372.6
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Illiteracy is the precursor to retention, special education, dropping out and incarceration. Young people need to know how to read and they need books that speak to their culture and circumstances. This book helps them overcome poverty, gangs, drugs, homelessness and other social ills.
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Author: Kunjufu, Jawanza
Carter G. Woodson was the founder of Black History Week. He wrote "The Negro in Our History, The Education of the Negro Prior to 1861, A Century of Negro Migration," and "The African Background Outlined," He died in 1950. Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu is the author of "Lessons from History" and "Restoring the Village," He lives in Chicago.
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