Name: Black Lives. Great Minds of Science (Black Lives, Book 1)
Author: Bolden, Tonya
ISBN: [978-1-41975-269-8,1-41975-269-3]

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Black Lives. Great Minds of Science (Black Lives, Book 1)

Author: Bolden, Tonya

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Follett Number: 2073ZF2
Audience: Upper Elementary
Publisher: Abrams Fanfare, 2024
Format: 125 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 21 cm
ISBN-13: 978-1-41975-269-8
ISBN-10: 1-41975-269-3
LCCN: 2023-952530
Dewey: 509.2273
Classifications: Collective Biography; Nonfiction

Subjects:

African American Scientists Cartoons and Comics

African Americans Biography Cartoons and Comics

Biographical Comics

Cartoons and Comics

Comics (Graphic Works)

Nonfiction Comics

Scientists Cartoons and Comics

Includes bibliographical references (pages 120-125) and index. "A kid-friendly introduction to some of the greatest Black scientists in history--doctors, engineers, mathematicians, and biologists. Each of them faced challenges as they rose to the top of their professions, but they didn't back down. They kept experimenting and questioning and learning, and they made significant contributions in each of their scientific fields"--OCLC.

From the publisher:
Black Lives is an exciting new graphic novel series from award-winning author Tonya Bolden and illustrator David Wilkerson. Great Minds of Science celebrates the lives and contributions of Black scientists throughout history Matilda Evans. Archie Alexander. Gladys West. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson. These aren't names that many people learn about in school, but they're some of the greatest scientists that people should know about--doctors, engineers, mathematicians, and biologists. Even though they faced discrimination for being the only or some of the only Black scientists in the rooms they were in, they didn't back down. They kept experimenting and questioning and learning, and they made significant contributions in each of their scientific fields! Black Lives is the new graphic novel series from award-winning author Tonya Bolden and illustrator David Wilkerson that celebrates the lives of Black innovators and legends and helps brings lesser-known histories to life.

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Audience: Upper Elementary

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