What color is my world?: the lost history of African-American inventors

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Author:
Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem, 1947-
Language:
English
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880L
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Contributors:
Ford, AGillustrator. Illustrator
Obstfeld, Raymond,1952-
Boos, Ben,1971-illustrator. Illustrator
ISBN:
9780763645649
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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.
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2012
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African Americans -- Fiction
Brothers and sisters -- Fiction
Inventors -- Fiction
Moving, Household -- Fiction
Twins -- Fiction
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What color is my world? : the lost history of African-American inventors
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What color is my world? : the lost history of African-American inventors / Kareem Abdul-Jabbar & Raymond Obstfeld ; illustrated by Ben Boos & A.G. Ford
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What color is my world?
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the lost history of African-American inventors
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