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Sweet dreams, Sarah /

"Sarah E. Goode was one of the first African-American women to get a US patent. Working in her furniture store, she recognized a need for a multi-use bed and through hard work, ingenuity, and determination, invented her unique cupboard bed. She built more than a piece of furniture. She built a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kirkfield, Vivian (Author)
Other Authors: Ewald, Chris (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [Berkeley] : Creston Books, LLC, [2019]
Subjects:
Goode, Sarah E., > 1850-1905.
African American inventors > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Women inventors > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Furniture designers > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Inventors.
Furniture designers.
African Americans > Biography.
Women > Biography.
African American inventors.
Women inventors.
United States.
Picture books for children.
Biographies.
Juvenile works.
Picture books.
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Summary:"Sarah E. Goode was one of the first African-American women to get a US patent. Working in her furniture store, she recognized a need for a multi-use bed and through hard work, ingenuity, and determination, invented her unique cupboard bed. She built more than a piece of furniture. She built a life far away from slavery, a life where her sweet dreams could come true."--Amazon.com
Physical Description:32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 x 27 cm
Audience:Ages 7-14
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781939547316
1939547318