Mr. George Baker
By: Amy Hest ; illustrated by Jon J. Muth.
Contributors: Muth, Jon J., ill.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Subjects: Literacy -- Fiction.; Old age -- Fiction.; Friendship -- Fiction.; African Americans -- Fiction.
Genres: Fiction.
Description: Harry sits on the porch with Mr. George Baker, an African American who is one hundred years old but can still dance and play the drums, waiting for the school bus that will take them both to the class where they are learning to read.