Displaying 1 of 1 2018 Format: Book Author: Wilson, Jamia, author. Title: Young, gifted and black / words by Jamia Wilson ; illustrated by Andrea Pippins. Publisher, Date: Minneapolis, MN, USA : Wide Eyed Editions, 2018. Description: 64 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm Publication Year: 2018 Summary: Join us on a journey across borders, through time and even through space to meet 52 icons of color from the past and present in a celebration of achievement. Meet figureheads, leaders, and pioneers such as Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, and Rosa Parks, as well as cultural trailblazers and sporting heroes, including Stevie Wonder, Oprah Winfrey, and Serena Williams. Discover how their childhood dreams and experiences influenced their adult achievements. This book will help the next generation to chase their own dream . . . whatever it may be. Target Audience Note: 7-10 Brodart. 2-5 Brodart. Lexile: 1110. Subjects: African Americans. African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. Blacks -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. Blacks. Successful people -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. Successful people. African Americans. United States. Other Author: Pippins, Andrea, illustrator. Notes: School Library Journal, March 01, 2018 Kirkus Reviews, January 15, 2018 Publishers Weekly, December 11, 2017 School Library Journal Starred Reviews ISBN: 9781786031587 1786031582 Current Holds: 0 Local Availability:1 (of 1) System Availability:4 (of 4) Control Number: 1877605 Place Request Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
