Little legends : exceptional men in black history / Vashti Harrison ; with Kwesi Johnson.
"Profiles thirty-five prominent men in African American history, including James Armistead Lafayette, Thurgood Marshall, Alvin Ailey, and Leland Melvin. Among these biographies, readers will find aviators and artists, politicians and pop stars, athletes and activists. The legends in this book span centuries and continents, but what they have in common is that each one has blazed a trail for generations to come."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316475143
- ISBN: 0316475149
- Physical Description: 86 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc., 2019.
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 82-84). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Benjamin Banneker -- James Armistead Lafayette -- Frederick Douglass -- Bass Reeves -- Robert Smalls -- Charles Henry Turner -- Arturo Schomburg -- Garrett Morgan -- Marshall 'Major' Taylor -- Harold Moody -- Oscar Micheaux -- Paul Robeson -- Aaron Douglas -- Louis Armstrong -- Langston Hughes -- Charles R. Drew -- John Robinson -- Thurgood Marshall -- Gordon Parks -- Jacob Lawrence -- Ousmane Sembène -- James Baldwin -- Harry Belafonte -- Alvin Ailey -- Bill Russell -- Eddie Mabo -- Paul Stephenson -- John Lewis -- Arthur Ashe -- André Leon Talley -- Prince -- Chuck D. -- Dwayne McDuffie -- Leland Melvin -- Sir David Adjaye -- More little legends. |
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 8-12. 1080L Lexile |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.6 2 506893. |
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| Subject: | African American men > Biography > Juvenile literature. African Americans > Biography > Juvenile literature. |
| Genre: | Biographies. Picture books. |
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- 68 of 71 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 2 of 2 copies available at Johnston County Affiliated Libraries.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield | J305.388 Har (Text) | 38950611427727 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Selma Public Library | J 305.38 Harrison (Text) | 38950611554538 | Juvenile New Nonfiction | Available | - |
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