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Young, Gifted and Black: Meet 52 Black Heroes from Past and Present
by , Illustrated by Andrea Pippins

    List Price: $22.99
    Wide Eyed Editions (Feb 01, 2018)
    Nonfiction, Hardcover, 64 pages
    Target Age Group: Early Reader
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    Description of Young, Gifted and Black: Meet 52 Black Heroes from Past and Present by Jamia Wilson

    exhuberant…exquisitely designed…a launching point for more discoveries” —SLJ* starred review

    …belongs in any home library, to be revisited again and again” —NY Times

    All children deserve to see themselves represented positively in stories… a worthwhile goal exquisitely executed.” —Kirkus* starred review

    A luminous and diverse tribute to black movers and shakers across the centuries.” —Publishers Weekly

    Meet 52 icons of colour from the past and present in this celebration of inspirational achievement from figureheads, leaders and pioneers such as Martin Luther King, Jr., Nelson Mandela and Rosa Parks, to cultural trailblazers and sporting heroes, including Stevie Wonder, Oprah Winfrey and Serena Williams. Strong, courageous, talented and diverse, these extraordinary men and women’s achievements will inspire a new generation to chase their dream… whatever it may be.

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