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African American scientists African American scientists Biography African American scientists Biography Juvenile literature Authors, American Banneker, Benjamin 1731-1806 Children's stories Authorship Clocks and watches Design and construction Clocks and watches Design and construction Juvenile literature JUVENILE NONFICTION Language Arts Composition & Creative Writing White, E. B. (Elwyn Brooks) 1899-1985Sweet, Melissa
Summary: Caldecott Honor winner Sweet mixes White's personal letters, photos, and family ephermera with her own exquisite artwork to tell the story of this American literary icon. Readers young and old will be fascinated and inspired by the journalist, New Yorker contributor, and children's book author who loved words his whole life. This authorized tribute, a New York Times bestseller, includes an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2016
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Summary: "Benjamin Banneker is known and admired for his work in science, mathematics, and astronomy. He was born free at a time in America, 1731, when most African Americans were slaves. At the age of 22 he built a strike clock based on his own drawings and using a pocket-knife"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2016