Lucky Beans
Illustrator
Nicole Tadgell
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Co.
Publication Year
2010
ISBN
9780807547823
Genre
historical
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
During the Great Depression, Marshall, an African American boy, uses lessons learned in arithmetic class and guidance from his mother to figure out how many beans are in a jar in order to win her a new sewing machine in a contest.
Grade Level
K-3; 3-5
Lexile Measure
600L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; Poverty; Kinship care; Race discrimination; poor; impoverished family; financial hardship; aunt and uncle living with relatives; racism
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
Black (African American)
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award, 2012, Winner
Storytelling World Resource Award, 2011, Winner, Stories for Pre-Adolescent Listeners
28 Days Later, 2013 Picture Book
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2011 Ages 5 to 9
Books Count! Number Fun for Children, 2012 Higher Operation
Choices, 2011 Picture Books for School-Age Children
Lasting Connections, 2010 Mathematics
New York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing, 2010 Picture Book
Smithsonian Magazine's Notable Books for Children, 2010 Middle Reader
Keywords
contests; arithmetic; Great Depression; 1929; beans; winter; President Roosevelt; sewing machine
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Birtha, Becky, "Lucky Beans" (2010). Diverse Families. 1866.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1866