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[2020] | First edition. | Balzar + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm | English | Available
Shirlington - Kids Biography 1 available JB GIBSON A |
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Althea Gibson was the quickest, tallest, most fearless athlete in 1940s Harlem. She couldn't sit still! When she put her mind to it, the fleet-of-foot girl reigned supreme at every sport--stickball with the boys, basketball with the girls, paddle tennis with anyone who would hit with her. But being the quickest, tallest, most fearless player in Harlem wasn't enough for Althea. She knew she could be a tennis champion. Because of segregation, black...
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Central - Kids Biography 1 available
JB WARING L
Westover - Kids Biography 1 available
JB WARING L
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[2020] | Creston Books | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm | English | Available
Central - Kids Biography 1 available JB WARING L Westover - Kids Biography 1 available JB WARING L |
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"Growing up in the late 19th century, Laura Wheeler Waring didn't see any artists who looked like her. She didn't see any paintings of people who looked like her, either. So when she was offered a commission to paint portraits of accomplished African Americans, she jumped at the chance. Writers, singers, political activists, and thinkers all posed for her. Now her portraits hang in Washington, D.C.'s National Portrait Gallery, where children of all...
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[2020] | First edition. | Atheneum Books for Young Readers | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 32 cm | English | Available
Westover - Kids Biography 1 available JB TINDLEY C |
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Picture book biography told in rhyming verse. Charles Tindley was born free, though his childhood was far from easy. He had no chance to go to school, but the spirituals he heard as he worked in the fields made him long to know how to read the Gospel. Late at night, he taught himself to read from scraps of newspapers. From those small scraps, Charles raised himself to become a founding father of American gospel music whose hymn was the basis for the...
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©2020 | Nancy Paulsen Books | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm | English | Available
Central - Recently Returned 1 available JB JOHNSON B |
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"The story of Blind Willie Johnson--the legendary Texas musician whose song "Dark Was the Night" was included on the Voyager I space probe's Golden Record"--
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[2020] | Abrams Books for Young Readers | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm | English | Available
Westover - Kids Biography 1 available JB BROOKS G |
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A biography of African American poet, Gwendolyn Brooks.
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©2020 | First edition. | Margaret K. McElderry Books | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm | English | Available
Aurora Hills - Kids Biography 1 available JB BAKER E |
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"A picture book about the life of civil rights activist Ella Baker"--Provided by publisher.
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Aurora Hills - Kids Biography 1 available
JB WALKER M
Westover - Kids Biography 1 available
JB WALKER M
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[2020] | First edition. | Schwartz & Wade Books | 1 volume : color illustrations ; 29 cm | English | Available
Aurora Hills - Kids Biography 1 available JB WALKER M Westover - Kids Biography 1 available JB WALKER M |
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In 1848, Mary Walker was born into slavery. At age 15, she was freed, and by age 20, she was married and had her first child. By age 68, she had worked numerous jobs, including cooking, cleaning, babysitting, and selling sandwiches to raise money for her church. At 114, she was the last remaining member of her family. And at 116, she learned to read. From Rita Lorraine Hubbard and rising star Oge More comes the inspirational story of Mary Walker,...
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[2020] | Sterling Publishing Co., Inc | 1 volume (unpaged) : color ilustrations ; 28 cm | English | Available
Central - Kids Biography 1 available JB BATH P |
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"Born in 1940s Harlem, Patricia Bath dreamed of being a doctor--even though that wasn't a career option for most women. This biography follows Dr. Bath in her quest to become an ophthalmologist and restore sight to the blind. "Choosing miracles" when everyone else had given up hope, she invented a specialized laser for removing cataracts, becoming the first African American woman doctor to receive a medical patent"--
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[2020] | First edition. | Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm | English | Available
Central - Kids Biography 1 available JB PAYNE E |
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Ethel Payne always had an ear for stories. Seeking truth, justice, and equality, Ethel followed stories from her school newspaper in Chicago to Japan during World War II. It even led her to the White House briefing room, where she broke barriers as the only black female journalist. Ethel wasn't afraid to ask the tough questions of presidents, elected officials, or anyone else in charge, earning her the title, "First Lady of the Black Press." Fearless...
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©2020 | First edition. | Atheneum Books for Young Readers | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm | English | Available
Central - Kids Biography 1 available JB FRANKLI A |
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"Aretha Franklin was born to sing. The daughter of a pastor and a gospel singer, her musical talent was clear from her earliest days in her father's Detroit church. Aretha sang with a soaring voice that spanned more than three octaves. Her incredible talent and string of hit songs earned her the title "the Queen of Soul." This Queen was a multi-Grammy winner and the first female inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And there was even more to...
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Central - Kids Biography 1 available
JB LANGLEY S
Westover - Kids Biography 2 available
JB LANGLEY S
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[2020] | Abrams Books for Young Readers | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm | English | Available
Central - Kids Biography 1 available JB LANGLEY S Westover - Kids Biography 2 available JB LANGLEY S |
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"When Sharon Langley was born, amusement parks were segregated, and African American families were not allowed in. This picture book tells how a community came together--both black and white--to make a change. In the summer of 1963, because of demonstrations and public protests the Gwynn Oak Amusement Park in Maryland became desegregated and opened to all for the first time. Sharon and her parents were the first African American family to walk into...
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[2020] | First edition. | Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm | English |
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The inspirational story of George Washington Carver and his childhood secret garden is brought to life in this picture book biography by the author-illustrator team behind Muhammad Ali: A Champion Is Born. When George Washington Carver was just a young child, he had a secret: a garden of his own. Here, he rolled dirt between his fingers to check if plants needed more rain or sun. He protected roots through harsh winters, so plants could be reborn...
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[2020] | Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC | 1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 29 cm | English | Available
Shirlington - Kids Biography 1 available JB CHISHOL S |
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"A picture book biography celebrating the life and contributions of Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman in Congress, who sought the Democratic nomination to be the president of the United States"--
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[2020] | NewSouth Books | 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm | English | Available
Central - Kids Biography 1 available JB TURNER B |
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"In 1870 Benjamin Turner, who spent the first 40 years of his life as a slave, was elected to the U.S. Congress. He was the first African American from Alabama to earn that distinction. In a recreation of Turner's own words, based on speeches and other writings that Turner left behind, co-authors Marti S. Rosner and Frye Gaillard have crafted the story of a remarkable man who taught himself to read when he was young and began a lifetime quest for...
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2020. | First edition | Peachtree Publishing Company Inc | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 x 29 cm | English | Available
Columbia Pike - Kids Biography 1 available JB STILL W |
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The remarkable, little-known story of William Still, known as the Father of the Underground Railroad from award-winning author-illustrator Don Tate. William Still's parents escaped slavery but had to leave two of their children behind, a tragedy that haunted the family. As a young man, William went to work for the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society, where he raised money, planned rescues, and helped freedom seekers who had traveled north. And then...
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2019. | First edition. | Henry Holt and Company | 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 29 cm | English | Available
Aurora Hills - Kids Biography 1 available JB COLLINS J |
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Presents the story of a remarkable pioneer, who was the first African American prima ballerina in the Metropolitan Opera, in a time when racial segregation was widespread in the United States.
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[2019] | First edition. | Calkins Creek an imprint of Highlights | 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm | English |
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2020 | OverDrive | Astra Publishing House | English | Checked Out
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Charles Henry Turner's mind itched with questions. Fascinated by animals, bugs, and crustaceans, Turner studied their lives. When books didn't answer his questions, he researched, experimented, and looked for answers on his own, even when faced with racial prejudice. Author Janice Harrington and artist Theodore Taylor III capture the life of this scientist and educator, highlighting his unstoppable curiosity and his passion for insects and biology....
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[2019] | First edition. | Peachtree Publishers | 34 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 25 x 29 cm | English | Available
Central - Kids Biography 1 available JB WOODSON C |
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"Carter G. Woodson was born ten years after the end of the Civil War, to parents who had both been enslaved. Their stories were not the ones written about in history books, but Carter learned them and kept them in his heart. Carter's father could not read or write, but he believed in being an informed citizen. So Carter read the newspaper to him every day, and from this practice, he learned about the world and how to find out what he didn't know....
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[2019] | First edition. | Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm | English | Available
Westover - Kids Biography 1 available JB JOHNSON K |
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"The story of Katherine Johnson, an African American mathematician whose work was critical to the first US space flight"--
Before John Glenn orbited the Earth or astronauts walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as "human computers" used their knowledge, pencils, adding machines, and writing paper to calculate the orbital mechanics needed to launch spacecraft. Katherine Johnson was one of these mathematicians who used...
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[2019] | Capstone Editions | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm | English |
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In the midst of the bloody U.S. Civil War, an enslaved man named Robert Smalls carried out a dangerous plan. Smalls secretly took control of a Confederate steamboat, the Planter, and sailed the ship toward a Union fleet. A little known story of courage, hope, and peril during the Civil War, this true account celebrates an unsung American hero.