Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, basketball legend and the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, champions a lineup of little-known African-American inventors in this lively, kid-friendly book. Offering profiles with fast facts and framed by a funny contemporary story featuring two feisty twins, here is a tribute to black inventors whose ingenuity and perseverance against great odds made our world safer, better, and brighter.
Back matter includes an authors’ note and sources.
Product details
- Publisher : Candlewick; Illustrated edition (December 10, 2013)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 96 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0763664421
- ISBN-13 : 978-0763664428
- Reading age : 8 - 12 years
- Lexile measure : 880L
- Grade level : 3 - 7
- Item Weight : 4 ounces
- Dimensions : 6 x 0.27 x 9 inches