Little leaders.
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TextPublication details: UK : Puffin, 2019Edition: Revised editionDescription: 87 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 23 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780241346846 (pbk.) :Other title: Bold women in black historySubject(s): Women, Black -- Biography -- Juvenile literature | Non-Fiction 5+ | Society | Children's / Teenage: general interest | Children's / Teenage general interest: History & the past | Children's / Teenage personal & social issues: Racism & multiculturalism | Interest age: from c 5 years | Children's / Teenage general interest: Biography & autobiography | Children's / Teenage general interest: Girls & womenDDC classification: 305.4889600922 Summary: I made up my mind to try. I tried and I was successful. - Bessie Coleman Meet the little leaders. They're brave. They're bold. They changed the world.NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Did you know the treatment for leprosy was developed by a young scientist called Alice Ball? And Josephine Baker- world famous cabaret singer and dancer- was also a spy for the French rsistance? Featuring 40 trailblazing black women in the world's history, this book educates and inspires as it relates true stories of women who broke boundaries and exceeded all expectations.Debut author/illustrator Vashti Harrison pairs captivating text with stunning illustrations as she tells the stories of both iconic and lesser-known female figures of black history, including:Nurse Mary SeacolePolitician Diane AbbottMathematician Katherine JohnsonSinger Shirley BasseyInspire your own little leader with the stories of these amazing women.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Books | Main Library Junior Nonfiction (JN) | JN 305.488 .H322 2019 | Available | 34158 |
This edition originally published: 2018.
Includes bibliographical references, discography, and filmography.
I made up my mind to try. I tried and I was successful. - Bessie Coleman Meet the little leaders. They're brave. They're bold. They changed the world.NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Did you know the treatment for leprosy was developed by a young scientist called Alice Ball? And Josephine Baker- world famous cabaret singer and dancer- was also a spy for the French rsistance? Featuring 40 trailblazing black women in the world's history, this book educates and inspires as it relates true stories of women who broke boundaries and exceeded all expectations.Debut author/illustrator Vashti Harrison pairs captivating text with stunning illustrations as she tells the stories of both iconic and lesser-known female figures of black history, including:Nurse Mary SeacolePolitician Diane AbbottMathematician Katherine JohnsonSinger Shirley BasseyInspire your own little leader with the stories of these amazing women.