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What Color Is My World?: The Lost History of African-American Inventors
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“Get ready to have your mind blown with this fun book.” — The Washington Post
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, basketball legend and the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, champions a lineup of little-known African-American inventors in this lively, kid-friendly book. Offering profiles with fast facts and framed by a funny contemporary story featuring two feisty twins, here is a tribute to black inventors whose ingenuity and perseverance against great odds made our world safer, b...
“Get ready to have your mind blown with this fun book.” — The Washington Post
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, basketball legend and the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, champions a lineup of little-known African-American inventors in this lively, kid-friendly book. Offering profiles with fast facts and framed by a funny contemporary story featuring two feisty twins, here is a tribute to black inventors whose ingenuity and perseverance against great odds made our world safer, b...
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8 Fascinating Books on African American Inventors
February may be Black History Month, but the history of African Americans should be celebrated every day as part of our country’s heritage. When it comes to inventions, some of your child’s favorite things, from steam engines, to ice cream scoops, and potato chips, were invented by African American pioneers in engineering and science. Their contributions […]
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