Little leaders : bold women in black history / Vashti Harrison.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316475112
- ISBN: 0316475114
- Physical Description: 87 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Little, Brown and Company, 2017.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Phillis Wheatley -- Sojourner Truth -- Harriet Tubman -- Rebecca Lee Crumpler -- Mary Bowser -- Mary Eliza Mahoney -- Charlotte E. Ray -- Ida B. Wells -- Zora Neale Hurston -- Alma Woodsey Thomas -- Alice Ball -- Bessie Coleman -- Augusta Savage -- Marian Anderson -- Josephine Baker -- Mahalia Jackson -- Rosa Parks -- Gwendolyn Brooks -- Ella Fitzgerald -- Mamie Phipps Clark -- Katherine Johnson -- Shirley Chisholm -- Althea Gibson -- Maya Angelou -- Nichelle Nichols -- Nina Simone -- Audre Lorde -- Raven Wilkinson -- Wilma Rudolph -- Marcelite Harris -- Angela Davis -- Octavia E. Butler -- Julie Dash -- Ruby Bridges -- Oprah Winfrey -- Gwen Ifill -- Dr. Mae Jemison -- Florence Joyner -- Lorna Simpson -- Dominique Dawes -- More little leaders. |
Summary, etc.: | Based on her popular Instagram posts, debut author/illustrator Vashti Harrison shares the stories of 40 bold African American women who shaped history. |
Target Audience Note: | Age: 8-12. |
Awards Note: | Nutmeg Award Nominee, Elementary, 2022. |
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Available copies
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Ansonia Public Library.
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Other Formats and Editions
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Ansonia Public Library | J. 920 AA (Text) | 34045136857922 | Juvenile Biography | Available | - |
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Author Notes
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History
Vashti Harrison is the New York Times bestselling creator of Big , which was awarded the 2024 Caldecott Medal, a Coretta Scott King Book Award Author Honor, and a Coretta Scott King Book Award Illustrator Honor, in addition to being a National Book Award finalist. Vashti is also the #1 New York Times bestselling creator of Little Leaders , Little Dreamers , and Little Legends , and the illustrator of Lupita Nyong'o's Sulwe (for which she received a Coretta Scott King Book Award Illustrator Honor), Matthew A. Cherry's Hair Love , Andrea Beaty's I Love You Like Yellow , and Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic's Hello, Star , among others. A two-time recipient of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work for Children, Vashti lives in Brooklyn, New York, and invites you to visit her online @vashtiharrison or at vashtiharrison.com.