What color is my world? : the lost history of African-American inventors / Kareem Addul-Jabbar & Raymond Obstfeld ; illustrated by Ben Boos & A.G. Ford.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 86-87) and index.
Audience
Ages 8-12.
Contents
Dr. Henry T. Sampson -- Granville T. Woods -- Lewis Howard Latimer -- Dr. Mark Dean -- Dr. Valerie L. Thomas -- James E. West -- Frederick McKinley Jones -- Joseph Lee -- Lloyd A. Hall -- George Crum -- -- Daniel Hale Williams -- Dr. Charles Drew -- Dr. Percy Lavon Julian -- Alfred L. Cralle -- Lonnie Johnson -- Garrett Morgan.
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.