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Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780316475143)
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Vashti Harrison
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xAuthor-illustrator Vashti Harrison shines a bold, joyous light on black men through history in this #1 New York Times bestseller.
An important book for readers of all ages, this beautifully illustrated and engagingly written volume brings to life true stories of black men in history. Among these biographies, readers will find aviators and artists, politicians and pop stars, athletes and activists. The exceptional men featured include writer James Baldwin, artist Aaron Douglas, filmmaker Oscar Devereaux Micheaux, lawman Bass Reeves, civil rights leader John Lewis, dancer Alvin Ailey, and musician Prince.
The legends in Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History span centuries and continents, but each one has blazed a trail for generations to come.
Author: Vashti Harrison
ISBN-10: 0316475149
ISBN-13: 9780316475143
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 11/19/2019
Pages: 96
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 8.90h x 7.60w x 0.40d
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.6
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 506893 / Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History
Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 11/01/2019 pg. 75
Shelf Awareness 11/19/2019
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2019 pg. 167
An important book for readers of all ages, this beautifully illustrated and engagingly written volume brings to life true stories of black men in history. Among these biographies, readers will find aviators and artists, politicians and pop stars, athletes and activists. The exceptional men featured include writer James Baldwin, artist Aaron Douglas, filmmaker Oscar Devereaux Micheaux, lawman Bass Reeves, civil rights leader John Lewis, dancer Alvin Ailey, and musician Prince.
The legends in Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History span centuries and continents, but each one has blazed a trail for generations to come.
Author: Vashti Harrison
ISBN-10: 0316475149
ISBN-13: 9780316475143
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 11/19/2019
Pages: 96
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 8.90h x 7.60w x 0.40d
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.6
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 506893 / Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History
Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 11/01/2019 pg. 75
Shelf Awareness 11/19/2019
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2019 pg. 167
By Vashti Harrison
xVashti Harrison is the New York Times bestselling creator of Big, which was awarded the 2024 Caldecott Medal, a Coretta Scott King Book Award Author Honor, and a Coretta Scott King Book Award Illustrator Honor, in addition to being a National Book Award finalist. Vashti is also the #1 New York Times bestselling creator of Little Leaders, Little Dreamers, and Little Legends, and the illustrator of Lupita Nyong'o's Sulwe (for which she received a Coretta Scott King Book Award Illustrator Honor), Matthew A. Cherry's Hair Love, Andrea Beaty's I Love You Like Yellow, and Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic's Hello, Star, among others. A two-time recipient of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work for Children, Vashti lives in Brooklyn, New York, and invites you to visit her online @vashtiharrison or at vashtiharrison.com.
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