Image
18287
Age Range
7 - 9
Genre
Page Count
48
Publisher
Scholastic, Inc
Grade Level
2nd - 4th
ISBN
9780590480338
Lexile
740
Themes

Five Notable Inventors (Great Black Heroes)

Written by Wade Hudson and Illustrated by Ron Garnett

These inspiring chapter-book biographies follow the lives of influential and talented African Americans, detailing the obstacles they overcame in achieving their great accomplishments.  

Vivid art and archival photographs illustrate brief biographies of five great inventors: Jan Ernst (shoe-making machine), Elijah McCoy (oiling equipment for machinery), Garrett A. Morgan (traffic light), Madame C. J. Walker (hair straightening comb), and Grantville T. Woods (electrical signal system for trains).

Age Range
7 - 9
Genre
Page Count
48
Publisher
Scholastic, Inc
Grade Level
2nd - 4th
ISBN
9780590480338
Lexile
740
Themes