blackchildrensbooksandauthors:NAACP Image Award WinnerOutstanding Literary Work – ChildrenLittle Lea
blackchildrensbooksandauthors:NAACP Image Award WinnerOutstanding Literary Work – ChildrenLittle Leaders: Bold Women in Black History Author & Illustrator - Vashti Harrison Published by Hachette Book GroupFeaturing forty trailblazing black women in American history, Little Leaders educates and inspires as it relates true stories of breaking boundaries and achieving beyond expectations. Illuminating text paired with irresistible illustrations bring to life both iconic and lesser-known female figures of Black history such as abolitionist Sojourner Truth, pilot Bessie Coleman, chemist Alice Ball, politician Shirley Chisholm, mathematician Katherine Johnson, poet Maya Angelou, and filmmaker Julie Dash.Among these biographies, readers will find heroes, role models, and everyday women who did extraordinary things - bold women whose actions and beliefs contributed to making the world better for generations of girls and women to come. -- source link
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