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1) Annie Easley
Author
Publisher
Rourke Educational Media
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Annie Easley didn't plan to become a computer, but she needed a job, and she was good at math. Her work at NASA helped send rockets into space. She lived a life of learning and helping others. Her story inspires all young people to enjoy science and math." --
Author
Publisher
Rourke Educational Media
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
"As a child, Katherine Johnson loved to count. She grew into a woman whoe math skills helped send people into space. Her work at NASA was critical to the first space flights. Her successes inspire young people to enjoy math and science."--Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"The story of Katherine Johnson, an African American mathematician whose work was critical to the first US space flight"--
Author
Publisher
Red Chair Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Sojourner Truth was born to slaves. She had no choice. But when she grew to be a young mother herself, she ran away with her child looking for freedom. She used her voice to speak for all slaves wanting to be free."--
Author
Publisher
Balzar + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
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...
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
31 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the life of Mary McLeod Bethune, an African American educator who fought poverty and discrimination, founded a college, and worked with Franklin Delano Roosevelt to improve opportunities for blacks.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
48 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Sojourner Truth was born into slavery but possessed a mind and a vision that knew no bounds. So Tall Within traces her life from her painful childhood through her remarkable emancipation to her incredible leadership in the movement for rights for both women and African Americans.
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
42 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
Describes Tubman's spiritual journey as she hears the voice of God guiding her north to freedom on that very first trip to escape the brutal practice of forced servitude. Tubman would make nineteen subsequent trips back south, never being caught, but none as profound as this first one.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Language
English
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Description
The late Civil Rights attorney and activist shares a poignant moment from her childhood beside her wise grandmother, who taught Roundtree the values of self-worth, strength and justice that inspired the co-author's boundary-breaking career.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of painter and teacher Alma Thomas, discussing her childhood, teaching career and activism.
Author
Publisher
Children's Press, an Imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations, color map ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Meet Bessie Coleman. She was the first African-American woman to earn her international pilots license. And she did so against great odds. No one in America was willing to teach a black woman to fly. Still, Bessie never gave up on her dream of becoming a world-famous aviator.
13) Mae Jemison
Author
Publisher
Heinemann Library
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Appears on list
14) Maya's song
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
The author of the celebrated autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya was the first Black person and first woman to recite a poem at a presidential inauguration, and her influence echoes through culture and history. She was also the first Black woman to appear on the United States quarter. Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Award winner Renée Watson uses Angelou's beloved medium of poetry to lyrically chronicle her rich life in...
Author
Publisher
Calkins Creek
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Fictionalized account of the first known female firefighter, Molly Williams. An African American cook for New York City's Fire Company 11, Molly jumped into action to stop a house fire when many volunteer firefighters were sick with influenza.
16) Serena Williams
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Full-color photographs and simple text provide a brief biography of Serena Williams"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
59 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Considered the fastest woman of all time, Florence Griffith Joyner, also known as Flo-Jo, set two world records in 1988 that still stand today. But getting there wasn't easy, and Flo-Jo had to overcome many challenges along the way. She succeeded in achieving her dreams, and inspired creative self-expression and a new generation of athletes as she did." -- inside front jacket flap.
19) Harriet Tubman
Author
Series
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
59 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Born enslaved, Harriet Tubman rose up to become one of the most successful, determined and well-known conductors of the Underground Railroad. With her family's love planted firmly in her heart, Harriet looked to the North Star for guidance--and its light helped guide her way out of slavery. Her courage made it possible for her to help others reach freedom too." -- Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Creston Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"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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