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A Voice Named Aretha
From acclaimed author and illustrator pairing comes a beautiful picture book biography about the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin and...
ARTS, Biography, Girl Main Character, Juvenile Nonfiction Katheryn Russell-Brown
African American Legends for Little Learners
African American Legends for Little Learners(c) is created to be an introductory series that teaches black history education to our...
Biography, History, Neutral Heritage Illustrated
Before John Was a Jazz Giant
Focuses on the childhood of jazz musician John Coltrane and how he interpreted sounds before he took up the saxophone.
ARTS, Biography, Boy Main Character, Juvenile Nonfiction Carole Boston Weatherford
Benjamin Banneker
Introduces Benjamin Banneker, a free black man of the eighteenth century who loved to learn and used his knowledge and...
Biography, Boy Main Character, Juvenile Nonfiction, STEM Ginger Wadsworth
Buzzing with Questions
"Questions buzzed endlessly in Charles Henry Turner's mind. Fascinated by bugs and other animals, he wondered: Can spiders learn? How...
African Americans, Biography, Boy Main Character, STEM Janice N. Harrington
Hammering for Freedom
The inspirational story of William "Bill" Lewis, a hardworking blacksmith who slowly saved his money to free his family--Publisher-provided summary.
Biography, Boy Main Character, Inspiration, Juvenile Nonfiction Rita L. Hubbard
Sisters
Celebrated picture book biographer Jeanette Winter shares the story of champion tennis players—and sisters—Venus and Serena Williams. Before they were...
Biography, Girl Main Character, Juvenile Nonfiction, Sports Jeanette Winter
The Doctor with an Eye for Eyes
"As a girl coming of age during the Civil Rights Movement, Patricia Bath made it her mission to become a...
Biography, Girl Main Character, Juvenile Fiction, STEM Julia Finley Mosca
The Power of Her Pen
“A powerful story.” —The Horn Book “A worthy addition to children’s biography collections.” —Booklist “A solid treatment of an important...
Biography, Girl Main Character, Juvenile Nonfiction Lesa Cline-Ransome
Whoosh!
"You know the Super Soaker. It's one of the top twenty toys of all time. And it was an accidental...
African American inventors, Biography, Boy Main Character, Sports Chris Barton