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Books are listed in order of year of publication - newest titles are at the top. There are 18 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 (2019) - ISBN 13: 9780241346846 | ISBN 10: 0241346843
This beautifully illustrated book introduces readers of all ages to 40 women who changed the world. Featuring forty trailblazing black women in American history, Little Leaders educates and inspires as it relates true stories of breaking boundar ... 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£4.99 hardback (2018) - ISBN 13: 9780241315903 | ISBN 10: 0241315905
Read the stories of the amazing men and women who fought for equality during the US Civil Rights Movement, including Martin Luther King Jr. and the March on Washington, and Rosa Parks and the famous Montgomery Bus Boycott. Learn all about ci ... more
View book details£6.99 paperback (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781526303677 | ISBN 10: 1526303671
A charming introduction to key curriculum topics for young children. Find out about the life of Mary Seacole. Read about her childhood and discover how she learned about herbal medicines. Learn about her hotel and shop and find out how she h ... 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£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£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£7.99 paperback (2014) - ISBN 13: 9781447275541 | ISBN 10: 1447275543
Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela is the amazing story of a true hero of our times. His famous biography has been specially adapted for children in a beautiful illustrated picture book format. Discover how a little boy whose father called ... more
View book details£8.99 paperback (2014) - ISBN 13: 9781445134390 | ISBN 10: 144513439x
Black History is brought to life in this exciting and engaging series, bringing together events from early civilisations in Africa right up to modern-day life for black communities across the world. The Black History series brings together a w ... more
View book details£8.99 paperback (2014) - ISBN 13: 9781445134468 | ISBN 10: 1445134462
Black History is brought to life in this exciting and engaging series, bringing together events from early civilisations in Africa right up to modern-day life for black communities across the world. ... more
View book details£8.99 paperback (2014) - ISBN 13: 9781445134444 | ISBN 10: 1445134446
Black History is brought to life in this exciting and engaging series, bringing together events from early civilisations in Africa right up to modern-day life for black communities across the world. The Black History series brings together a w ... 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£5.99 paperback (2013) - ISBN 13: 9781408178393 | ISBN 10: 1408178397
The amazing story of Harriet Tubman. Born a slave in the Deep South of the US, she escaped via the Underground Railroad to the north, then went back and helped some 70 more slaves to escape, at great personal risk. She worked as a nurse for the ... 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£14.99 paperback (2000) - ISBN 13: 9781556523700 | ISBN 10: 155652370x
Surprisingly, kids were some of the key instigators in the Civil Rights Movement, for example, Barbara Johns, who held a rally in her elementary school gym that eventually led to the Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court school desegregation dec ... more
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