Five Notable Inventors (Great Black Heroes)

This easy-to-read biography describes the early lives and notable achievements of:

• Madam C.J. Walker, cosmetics and hair care products for Black women; the first female self-made millionaire in America in the Guinness Book of World Records
• Elijah McCoy, oiling equipment for machinery
• Garrett A. Morgan, traffic light
• Granville T. Woods, electrical signal system for trains , and
• Jan Ernst Matzelige, shoe-making machine

Vivid art, archival photographs, and Ron Garnett's realistic illustrations of the five personalities help to illuminate the biographies.