Fifty Cents and a Dream

Jabari Asim's Fifty Cents and a Dream: Young Booker T. Washington, tells the incredible story of Booker T. Washington and how he set off to Hampton Institute with fifty cents in his pocket. This beautifully illustrated book can be used by teachers and parents to educate children on the Freedom Movement and different time periods. It can be used to teach literary organization, as it is written in a poetic organizational style.