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What color is my world? : the lost history of African-American inventors
Title:
What color is my world? : the lost history of African-American inventors
Author:
Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem, 1947-

Obstfeld, Raymond, 1952-

Boos, Ben, 1971- ill.

Ford, A. G., ill.
Format:
Book
ISBN:
9780763645649
Publication Information:
Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2012.
Subject Term:
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.

Inventors -- Fiction.

African Americans -- Fiction.

Moving, Household -- Fiction.

Brothers and sisters -- Fiction.

Twins -- Fiction.
Summary:
While twins Ella and Herbie help the handyman Mr. Mital 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.