What color is my world? : the lost history of African-American inventors by Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem

What color is my world? : the lost history of African-American inventors
by Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem; illustrated by Boos, Ben

(#0572QK7)

FollettBound Sewn Candlewick Press, 2013

Price: USD 16.19

Description: 90 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
Dewey: -Fic-; Audience: Upper Elementary; Reading Level: 6.1

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 86-87), filmography (page 87), and index. While twins Ella and Herbie help the handyman Mr. Midal work on their new home, he tells them about such inventors as Granville Woods, Dr. Henry T. Sampson, and James West, giving them a new view of their heritage as African-Americans.

Product Details
  • Publisher: Candlewick Press
  • Publication Date: December 10, 2013
  • Format: FollettBound Sewn
  • Edition: First edition in this format.
  • Dewey: -Fic-
  • Classifications: Fiction
  • Description: 90 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Tracings: Obstfeld, Raymond, 1952- author. ; Boos, Ben, 1971- illustrator. ; Ford, AG, illustrator.
  • ISBN-10: 0-329-98241-9 (originally 0-7636-6442-1)
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-329-98241-6 (originally 978-0-7636-6442-8)
  • Follett Number: 0572QK7
  • Reading Level: 6.1
  • Audience: Upper Elementary