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Little legends : exceptional men in black history  Cover Image Book Book

Little legends : exceptional men in black history / Vashti Harrison with Kwesi Johnson.

Harrison, Vashti. (Author). Johnson, Kwesi. (Added Author).

Summary:

"Profiles thirty-five prominent men in African American history, including James Armistead Lafayette, Thurgood Marshall, Alvin Ailey, and Leland Melvin."--Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0316475149
  • ISBN: 9780316475143
  • Physical Description: 86 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour)
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2019.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references, discography, filmography, and Internet addresses.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 8-12.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
LSC 22.99
Subject: African American men > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Blacks > Biography > Juvenile literature.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cookstown Branch J 305.38896073 Har 31681020131140 JNONFIC Available -

Vashti 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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