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LEADER: 01551cam a2200289 a 4500
001 2008004704
003 DLC
005 20090901085032.0
008 080131s2009 njua j b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2008004704
020 $a9780766029675 (alk. paper)
020 $a0766029670 (alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
043 $an-us-ca
050 00 $aQA29.E73$bS37 2009
082 00 $a510.71$aB$222
100 1 $aSchraff, Anne E.
245 10 $aJaime Escalante :$binspirational math teacher /$cAnne Schraff.
260 $aBerkeley Heights, NJ :$bEnslow Publishers,$cc2009.
300 $a128 p. :$bill. (chiefly col.) ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 123-124) and index.
505 0 $aStarting over -- Childhood in Bolivia -- A student at San Calixto -- Teacher, husband, father -- Coming to California -- Electronics and education -- Garfield High School -- The advanced placement class -- A crisis in the AP class -- Fame and the legacy.
520 $a"Explores the life of math teacher Jaime Escalante, including his childhood in Bolivia, his road to teaching in the United States, and the innovative teaching techniques that made him an inspiration to his students"--Provided by publisher.
600 10 $aEscalante, Jaime$vJuvenile literature.
650 0 $aMathematics teachers$zCalifornia$vBiography$vJuvenile literature.
650 0 $aHispanic American mathematics teachers$zCalifornia$vBiography$vJuvenile literature.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0810/2008004704.html