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Black Stars: African American Women Scientists and Inventors
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Black Stars: African American Women Scientists and Inventors Hardcover - 2001 - 1st Edition

by Sullivan, Otha Richard; Haskins, Jim [Editor]

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  • Title Black Stars: African American Women Scientists and Inventors
  • Author Sullivan, Otha Richard; Haskins, Jim [Editor]
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Condition New
  • Pages 150
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Wiley, New York:
  • Date 2001-10-12
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # Q-047138707x
  • ISBN 9780471387077 / 047138707X
  • Weight 1.02 lbs (0.46 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.76 x 7.48 x 0.62 in (24.79 x 19.00 x 1.57 cm)
  • Ages 10 to 14 years
  • Grade levels 5 - 9
  • Library of Congress subjects Inventors, African American women
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001017924
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

First line

Ellen F. Eglin of Washington, D.C., was one of the ingenious early African American women inventors who made her living as a housekeeper.

About the author

OTHA RICHARD SULLIVAN, Ed.D., is a former science teacher and middle school guidance counselor. As head of Detroit's program to infuse African American history into the public school curriculum, he instructed teachers on how to incorporate African American scientific history into their classes. He is also the author of African American Inventors (Wiley).

JIM HASKINS has written more than one hundred books for young readers, including African American Entrepreneurs (Wiley); his collaboration with Rosa Parks on her autobiography, Rosa Parks: My Story; and Black Eagles: African Americans in Aviation. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Washington Post Children's Book Guild Award for the body of his work, and the Coretta Scott King Book Award.