by Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by: Jamey Christoph
Accelerated Reading Level: 4.0
Teachers today work hard to encourage their students' dreams. But when Gordon was in school, his white teachers didn't have high expectations for him or many of his classmates. But Gordon's determination to make a difference was not to be denied -- no matter what teachers or society told him. With a used camera, Gordon taught himself photography. He went on to become the first black photographer for Life magazine and documented the civil rights movement. This inspiring tale would make a great companion book to use with "Dorothea's Eyes" by Barb Rosenstock which I wrote about earlier this summer (Sweet Summertime).
If you are fortunate enough to have devices for your students to take pictures with, a perfect learning extension for these books would be to challenge your students to take a picture about a social injustice they see in their community and then write about it. Who knows, maybe they will become the next famous photographer that helps change the world!
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