Black Stars of Colonial and Revolutionary Times - Brossura

Cox, Clinton; Wilkinson, Brenda Scott

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0471211516 ISBN 13: 9780471211518

Casa editrice: Jossey-Bass Inc Pub, 2002

Riassunto

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY COMES TO LIF

Discover why young people all over the country are reading the Black Stars biographies of African American heroes. Here is what you want to know about the lives of great black men and women during the Colonial and Revolutionary War era

richard allen
crispus attucks
benjamin banneker
daniel coker
paul cuffe
austin dabney
james durham
estevanico
catherine ferguson
james forten
lemuel haynes
anthony johnson
"free frank" mcworter
marie therese metoyer
jean baptiste point du sable
deborah sampson
peter salem
pierre toussain

"The books in the Black Stars series are the types of books that would have really captivated me as a kid."
?Earl G. Graves, Black Enterprise magazin

"Inspiring stories that demonstrate what can happen when ingenuity and tenacity are paired with courage and hard work."
?Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African American Children?s Book

"Haskins has chosen his subjects well . . . catching a sense of the enormous obstacles they had to overcome. . . . Some names are familiar, but most are little-known whom Haskins elevates to their rightful place in history."
?Booklis

"The broad coverage makes this an unusual resource?a jumping-off point for deeper studies."
?Horn Boo

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Black Stars biographies are written by leading African American childrens book writers.

Product Description:

Book by Haskins Jim Cox Clinton Wilkinson Brenda

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Jossey-Bass Inc Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0471211516
• ISBN 13: 9780471211518
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 128
• Redattore: Haskins James