Catalog

Record Details

Catalog Search


Little leaders : bold women in black history Cover Image Book Book

Little leaders : bold women in black history / Vashti Harrison.

Harrison, Vashti, (author.).

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.

Search for related items by subject

Subject: African American women > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > History > Anecdotes > Juvenile literature.
Heroes > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > History > Anecdotes.
Heroes.
African Americans > Biography.
Women > Biography.

Available copies

  • 73 of 82 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Ridgefield Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 82 total copies.
Sort by distance from:
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Ridgefield Library PEOPLE Biography J305.4 H (Text) 34010142106698 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Ridgefield Library PEOPLE Biography J305.4 H (Text)
Award: 2022 Elementary Nutmeg Nominee
34010150273265 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -

Electronic resources

Available Online from Overdrive. Click here to download

Loading...

Additional Resources