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  • VIP: Lewis Latimer

    Engineering Wizard

    by Denise Lewis Patrick ...
    Illustrated by Daniel Duncan ...
    Series Book 3 - VIP
    Get ready to light up the world with Lewis Latimer in this exciting middle grade nonfiction biography. Perfect for fans of the Who Was and Little Leaders series, the books in the VIP series tell the true—and amazing—stories of some of history's greatest trailblazers. Meet the VERY IMPORTANT PEOPLE who changed the world!Lewis Latimer was one of the greatest inventors of his time. He was also an ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

  • VIP: Mahalia Jackson

    Freedom's Voice

    by Denise Lewis Patrick ...
    Illustrated by Jennifer Bricking ...
    Series Book 6 - VIP
    Get ready to sing for justice with Mahalia Jackson in this exciting middle grade nonfiction biography. Perfect for fans of the Who Was and Little Leaders series, the books in the VIP series tell the true—and amazing—stories of some of history's greatest trailblazers. Meet the VERY IMPORTANT PEOPLE who changed the world!Mahalia Jackson was known as the queen of gospel music. A close friend of Dr. ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

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  • Meet George Washington

    by Joan Heilbroner ...
    Series series Landmark Books
    This valiant story of how young George Washington was drawn into his country's struggle for independence gives readers a vivid perspective on a crucial era in American history--and on the life of a revolutionary hero. ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History

    by Vashti Harrison ...
    Series Book 1 - Leaders & Dreamers
    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERMeet the little leaders. They're brave. They're bold. They changed the world.Featuring 40 trailblazing black women in history, this book educates and inspires as it relates true stories of women who broke boundaries and exceeded all expectations, including:Nurse Mary SeacolePolitician Diane AbbottMathematician Katherine JohnsonSinger Shirley BasseyBestselling author and ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

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  • Who Is Dolly Parton?

    by True Kelley, Who HQ ...
    Illustrated by Stephen Marchesi ...
    Series series Who Was?
    Born in a little cabin in Tennessee, Dolly Parton always dreamed big, and she was right to! She wrote her first song at age five and became a country music star by the time she was in her early twenties. Of course, her success didn't stop there. Dolly Parton is also an actress, author, businesswoman, and philanthropist whose "Imagination Library" reading initiative reaches children throughout the ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

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  • Fifty Cents and a Dream

    Young Booker T. Washington

    by Jabari Asim, Bryan Collier ...
    Booker dreamedof making friends with words,setting free the secretsthat lived in books.Born into slavery, young Booker T. Washington could only dream of learning to read and write. After emancipation, Booker began a five-hundred-mile journey, mostly on foot, to Hampton Institute, taking his first of many steps towards a college degree. When he arrived, he had just fifty cents in his pocket and a ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

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  • American Presidents Series: George Washington for Kids

    A Children's biography of George Washington

    by Children's History Press, Oscar Arias ...
    Series series American Presidents Series
    Children's History Press proudly presents:  George Washington (American Presidents Series) ** George Washington is considered to be the father of our country.  This book tells why!  ** This first book in the American Presidents Series covers the amazing life of America's first president, George Washington.  Collect them all! Filled with tons of facts and illustrations, this book covers ... Read more

    $4.11 CAD

  • You Are My Friend

    The Story of Mister Rogers and His Neighborhood

    by Aimee Reid ...
    Illustrated by Matt Phelan ...
    A heartwarming, "beautifully crafted" picture book that celebrates the work of Mister Rogers and carries on his legacy of kindness ( Booklist, starred review).Mister Rogers is one of the most beloved television personalities of our time, but before he was the man who brought us Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, he was just little Freddie Rogers. Though he was often sick and had trouble making friends ... Read more

    $15.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Martin & Mahalia: His Words, Her Song

    by Brian Pinkney, Andrea Davis Pinkney ...
    They were each born with the gift of gospel.*Martin's voice kept people in their seats, but also sent their praises soaring.Mahalia's voice was brass-and-butter - strong and smooth at the same time.With Martin's sermons and Mahalia's songs, folks were free to shout, to sing their joy.*On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech from the steps of the Lincoln ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • African American Scientists and Inventors

    by Tish Davidson ...
    Series series Major Black Contributions from Emancipat
    Some of them were elementary school dropouts. Others became medical doctors or college professors. Some were famous, while some toiled in obscurity. Some became rich. Others remained poor their whole lives. But the African-American scientists and inventors profiled in this book had one thing in common: a determination to succeed. And in pursuing their dreams, these creative thinkers made the world ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • She Persisted: Marian Anderson

    by Katheryn Russell-Brown, Chelsea Clinton ...
    Illustrated by Alexandra Boiger, Gillian Flint ...
    Series series She Persisted
    Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger, a chapter book series about women who spoke up and rose up against the odds--including Marian Anderson!When renowned classical singer Marian Anderson wasn't allowed to sing at a theater in Washington, DC, because she was Black, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt invited her to sing at the Lincoln Memorial ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

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  • Coming Home

    by Floyd Cooper ...
    Illustrated by Floyd Cooper ...
    Young Langston Hughes was a dreamer. He dreamed about heroes like Booker T. Washington, who was black just like him. When he heard the clackety-clack of train wheels, he dreamed about the places it had been. But most of all, he dreamed about having a happy home. And so, one day, he began turning those dreams into beautiful prose. As he did, he discovered where his home really was—in the words and ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD