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What Color Is My World? : The Lost History of African-American Inventors

What Color Is My World? : The Lost History of African-American Inventors Hardcover - 2012

by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar; Raymond Obstfeld

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Candlewick Press, 2012. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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  • Title What Color Is My World? : The Lost History of African-American Inventors
  • Author Kareem Abdul-Jabbar; Raymond Obstfeld
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 44
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Candlewick Press, Somerville, MA
  • Date 2012
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G0763645648I3N01
  • ISBN 9780763645649 / 0763645648
  • Weight 1.76 lbs (0.80 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.9 x 11 x 0.8 in (25.15 x 27.94 x 2.03 cm)
  • Ages 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Reading level 880
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Topical: Black History
  • Library of Congress subjects Brothers and sisters, Inventors
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011018610
  • Dewey Decimal Code 609.227

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From the publisher

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is one of the most famous and accomplished basketball players in U.S. history. Since retiring from the sport, he has committed himself to bringing history and social studies to young people and has written seven books, including the New York Times bestseller On the Shoulders of Giants: My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance, co-authored by Raymond Obstfeld. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar lives in California.

Raymond Obstfeld is the author of more than forty books of fiction and nonfiction and is a professor of creative writing. He lives in California.

Ben Boos (1971-2011) is the author-illustrator of Swords: An Artist's Devotion and Fantasy: An Artist's Realm.

A. G. Ford is the illustrator of Goal! by Mina Javaherbin and the New York Times bestseller Barack by Jonah Winter, among other titles. A. G. Ford lives in Texas.

Media reviews

It's an entertaining and often surprising exploration of lesser-known innovators, past and present.
—Publishers Weekly

In his first foray into writing for children, basketball superstar Abdul-Jabbar teams with Obstfeld to
introduce 16 mostly lesser-known African American inventors through a fictional story told by young
twins, who learn that many items in a typical house and used by a majority of Americans were invented or developed by African Americans.
—Booklist

Citations

  • Booklist, 02/01/2012, Page 84
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 02/01/2012, Page 0
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2012, Page 155
  • Kirkus Reviews, 01/01/2012, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly, 11/28/2011, Page 0
  • School Library Journal, 02/01/2012, Page 138

About the author

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is one of the most famous and accomplished basketball players in U.S. history. Since retiring from the sport, he has committed himself to bringing history and social studies to young people and has written seven books, including the New York Times bestseller On the Shoulders of Giants: My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance, co-authored by Raymond Obstfeld. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar lives in California.

Raymond Obstfeld is the author of more than forty books of fiction and nonfiction and is a professor of creative writing. He lives in California.

Ben Boos (1971-2011) is the author-illustrator of Swords: An Artist's Devotion and Fantasy: An Artist's Realm.

A. G. Ford is the illustrator of Goal! by Mina Javaherbin and the New York Times bestseller Barack by Jonah Winter, among other titles. A. G. Ford lives in Texas.

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