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Books are listed in order of year of publication - newest titles are at the top. There are 27 books in this booklist
£12.99 hardback (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781526635716 | ISBN 10: 1526635712
'This powerful, vividly illustrated book proudly reframes Black British history' The Guardian '... a brilliant, fascinating history book' The Week Junior, Book of the Week 'I started reading and couldn't put it down. It's the kind ... more
View book details£7.99 paperback (2021) - ISBN 13: 9780241407165 | ISBN 10: 0241407168
Meet the little leaders. They're brave. They're exceptional. They changed the world. Did you know that the father of African cinema was originally a bricklayer? Or that Vogue's editor-at-large read his first Vogue magazine in his local library? ... more
View book details£7.99 paperback (2020) - ISBN 13: 9781534440845 | ISBN 10: 1534440844
An inspiring autobiography of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, who helped launch Apollo 11. As a young girl, Katherine Johnson showed an exceptional aptitude for math. In school she quickly skipped ahead several grades and was soon studyin ... more
View book details£9.99 paperback (2020) - ISBN 13: 9789353572693 | ISBN 10: 935357269x
The year was 1991. Vivek was eight. He realized he was gay. Only he didn’t: he just figured that he wanted to be different. And that he was in love – for want of a better word – with Deepak, his best friend. Then Mast Kalandar released, with An ... more
View book details£6.99 paperback (2020) - ISBN 13: 9781783449293 | ISBN 10: 1783449292
This is for the unforgettable. The unafraid. The undefeated. From New York Times bestselling-author Kwame Alexander comes this powerful and important ode to black history: the strength and bravery of everyday people and the grit, passion, and pe ... more
View book details£7.99 paperback (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781406388534 | ISBN 10: 140638853x
From acclaimed performance poet Sophia Thakur comes a powerful first collection of poems exploring issues of identity, difference, faith, relationships, fear, loss and joy - and draws on her experiences as a young black woman. Intricate, evoca ... more
View book details£12.99 hardback (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781534451865 | ISBN 10: 1534451862
A New York Times bestseller! A visit to Washington, DC’s National Portrait Gallery forever alters Parker Curry’s young life when she views First Lady Michelle Obama’s portrait. When Parker Curry came face-to-face with Amy Sher ... more
View book details£7.99 paperback (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781406386370 | ISBN 10: 1406386375
Fourteen joyous, funny and life-affirming essays from gal-dem, the award-winning magazine created by young women and non-binary people of colour. gal-dem, the award-winning online and print magazine, is created by women and non-binary people ... more
View book details£6.99 paperback (2019) - ISBN 13: 9780241372753 | ISBN 10: 0241372755
Malala Yousafzai is: A student A campaigner An inspiration Malala is known across the world for her bravery, resilience and hope in the face of terrifying adversity. From playing in the Swat Valley in Pakistan to making speeches at the U ... more
View book details£9.99 hardback (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781786032898 | ISBN 10: 1786032899
New in the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of Harriet Tubman, the Underground Railroad conductor who 'never lost a single passenger.' Little Harriet was born into slavery on a plantation i ... more
View book details£6.99 paperback (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781526361592 | ISBN 10: 1526361590
The extraordinary true story of a young girl's courage in the face of violence and extremism, and an incredible testament to what can be achieved when we stand up for what we believe in. This illustrated adaptation of Nobel Peace Prize winner Ma ... more
View book details£6.99 paperback (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781781128404 | ISBN 10: 1781128405
When orphan Matthew Henson ran away from his violent stepmother to find a new life in the big city, no one could have predicted that he would become the first man to reach the North Pole. A little luck and a lot of hard work led to a life of adventur ... more
View book details£6.99 paperback (2017) - ISBN 13: 9780571329731 | ISBN 10: 057132973x
One windy day, a magazine blew down the road. I reached out and caught it. A pretty picture of a woman was on the front cover of the magazine. She wore a short pink dress that stuck out around her in a circle. She looked very happy. At the ... more
View book details£9.99 hardback (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781786030177 | ISBN 10: 1786030179
New in the Little People, Big Dreams series, discover the incredible life of Rosa Parks, 'The Mother of the Freedom Movement', in this inspiring story. In this true story of an inspiring civil rights activist, Rosa Parks grew up during segrega ... more
View book details£9.99 hardback (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781847808905 | ISBN 10: 1847808905
In the Little People, Big Dreams series, discover the lives of outstanding people from designers and artists to scientists. All of them went on to achieve incredible things, yet all of them began life as a little child with a dream. The book fo ... more
View book details£9.99 hardback (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781509835485 | ISBN 10: 1509835482
A twentieth-anniversary edition of Floella Benjamin's classic memoir. Includes a new foreword by the author and some additional historical information. Beautifully illustrated by Michael Frith. Floella Benjamin was just a young girl when she ... more
View book details£13.99 hardback (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781580896269 | ISBN 10: 158089626x
A tree is worth more than its wood. Wangari Maathai said, “Trees are living symbols of peace and hope.” The trees that she and her Green Belt Movement planted are more than symbols, they are the result of the hard work of the women she e ... more
View book details£15.50 paperback (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781613731222 | ISBN 10: 1613731221
With his wire-rimmed glasses, homespun cloths, and walking stick, Mohandas Gandhi is an international symbol of nonviolence, freedom, simplicity, and peace. Tracing Gandhi's evolution from a shy boy in India to a courageous, world-traveling spiritual ... more
View book details£8.99 paperback (2016) - ISBN 13: 9780750293112 | ISBN 10: 075029311x
Each book in this series is an individual biography of a person who is remarkable for their achievements and contribution to their time and industry. The series focuses on the people who inspire children today. Each book looks at the backgro ... more
View book details£8.99 paperback (2016) - ISBN 13: 9780750290456 | ISBN 10: 0750290455
Dip into the lives of today's celebrities and take a look at their rise to fame, what their daily life is like, and how they inspire young people. Malorie Blackman is one of the most successful and prolific children's authors writing today. ... more
View book details£4.99 paperback (2014) - ISBN 13: 9789768245182 | ISBN 10: 9768245182
The Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jamaicas first National Hero, will long be remembered by Jamaicans and people from all corners of the world for the part he played in advocating black consciousness and his Pan-African stance. This ... more
View book details£7.99 paperback (2013) - ISBN 13: 9780547906041 | ISBN 10: 0547906048
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus and sparked a boycott that changed America. Harriet Tubman helped more than three hundred slaves escape the South on the Underground Railroad. Shirley Chisholm became the first black woman elected to th ... more
View book details£6.99 paperback (2013) - ISBN 13: 9780062246363 | ISBN 10: 0062246364
One day when Nelson Mandela was nine years old, his father died and he was sent from his village to a school far away from home, to another part of South Africa. In Johannesburg, the country's capital, Mandela saw fellow Africans who were poor and po ... more
View book details£12.99 hardback (2011) - ISBN 13: 9789881512604 | ISBN 10: 9881512603
A true story about grief, hope and the dark side of nuclear power. Beautifully retold and illustrated by Judith Loske Even today, children from all over the world fold paper cranes as a sign of peace and hope and send them to Hiroshima ... more
View book details£7.50 paperback (2011) - ISBN 13: 9780007336456 | ISBN 10: 0007336454
Find out what it's like to be a famous poet, author and performer in this autobiography by Benjamin Zephaniah. Learn what it was like growing up in a house of seven children, meeting Nelson Mandela and how he sets about writing poetry, all ... more
View book details£7.99 paperback (2011) - ISBN 13: 9781846865381 | ISBN 10: 1846865387
Experience this coming-of-age tale that brings to life the time of the Cultural Revolution. A young boy growing up in the hutongs of China discovers the heartache of loving and having to let go when he captures a bird, only to discover that she will ... more
View book details£9.99 paperback (2010) - ISBN 13: 9781600604447 | ISBN 10: 1600604447
Musician Tito Puente. Ballerina Maria Tallchief. Explorer Matthew Henson. Congresswoman Patsy Mink. These are some of the people profiled in this book. They are well known for different reasons, but they also have something in common. They were all s ... more
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