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The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read

by Rita Lorraine Hubbard

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Assigned across 2 curriculum lists · 2 states

Grade placement varies by school — the median assigned book spans 4 grade levels (83% span three or more, across 13,258 source-cited assignments).

On reading-award lists:Rhode Island Children's Book AwardTexas Bluebonnet Award

The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read by Rita Lorraine Hubbard is assigned in US schools at grades 3–6. It appears across 2 curriculum references and 2 states, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.

This page shows where The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.

Grade range
Grades 3–6
Age range
Ages 8–11
Pages
21
Reading time
about 25 minutes (est.)
First published
2020
Genre
Nonfiction
ISBN-13
9781524768287

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Why widely assigned

This Nonfiction title, typically at grades 3–6. Written in the 2020s; cited across 2 curriculum frameworks.

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What grade level is The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read?
The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 3–6. It appears on 2 school reading lists across 2 states. Exact placement varies by school and district.
How long does it take to read The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read?
It takes about 25 minutes to read The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read (21 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 25 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read?
The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read appears on reading lists for Rhode Island Children's Book Award, Texas Bluebonnet Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read banned in schools?
The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read does not appear in PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. No documented multi-district removals on record, but individual districts may challenge titles locally.

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Lexile measure
Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
Grade band
Grades 3–6 — drawn from state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
Curriculum alignment
Cited in 2 curricula on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
State-level evidence
Cited in 2 states ELA frameworks or DOE list (see citations above).
Removal / banning records
No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
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