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What color is my world? : the lost history of African-American inventors /

While twins Ella and Herbie help the handyman Mr. Midal work on their new home, he tells them about such inventors as Granville Woods, Dr. Henry T. Sampson, and James West, giving them a new view of their heritage as African-Americans.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem, 1947-
Other Authors: Obstfeld, Raymond, 1952-, Boos, Ben, 1971- (Illustrator), Ford, AG (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2012.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Inventors > Fiction.
African Americans > Fiction.
Moving, Household > Fiction.
Brothers and sisters > Fiction.
Twins > Fiction.
African American inventors > Juvenile fiction.
African American inventors > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans > Juvenile literature.
Moving, Household > Juvenile fiction.
Brothers and sisters > Juvenile fiction.
Twins > Juvenile fiction.
Description
Summary:While twins Ella and Herbie help the handyman Mr. Midal work on their new home, he tells them about such inventors as Granville Woods, Dr. Henry T. Sampson, and James West, giving them a new view of their heritage as African-Americans.
Item Description:Includes historical facts about how African-American inventors changed the way we live on paper flaps.
Physical Description:36 pages : color illustrations ; 26 x 28 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (P. [3] of cover).
ISBN:9780763645649 (reinforced trade ed.)
0763645648 (reinforced trade ed.)