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Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History

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By Vashti Harrison

With Kwesi Johnson

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$17.99

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$22.99 CAD

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  1. Hardcover $17.99 $22.99 CAD
  2. Board book $8.99 $12.99 CAD
  3. ebook $10.99 $13.99 CAD
  4. Audiobook Download (Unabridged)

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Author-illustrator Vashti Harrison shines a bold, joyous light on black men through history in this #1 New York Times bestseller.

An important book for readers of all ages, this beautifully illustrated and engagingly written volume brings to life true stories of black men in history. Among these biographies, readers will find aviators and artists, politicians and pop stars, athletes and activists. The exceptional men featured include writer James Baldwin, artist Aaron Douglas, filmmaker Oscar Devereaux Micheaux, lawman Bass Reeves, civil rights leader John Lewis, dancer Alvin Ailey, and musician Prince.

The legends in Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History span centuries and continents, but each one has blazed a trail for generations to come.

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  • Praise for Little Legends:
    An Amazon Best Book of 2019
    An Amazon Best Book for November 2019, Nonfiction for Kids
  • * "Inspiring and healing as it educates, this volume belongs beside its companion on every bookshelf."—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
  • * "This striking book will resonate with readers in search of biographies of pioneering black men in history."—School Library Journal, starred review
  • * "Inventors, authors, musicians, activists and others come to life."—Shelf Awareness, starred review

On Sale
Nov 19, 2019
Page Count
96 pages
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13
9780316475143

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Vashti Harrison

About the Author

Vashti Harrison is the #1 New York Times bestselling creator of Little Leaders, Little Dreamers, and Little Legends and the illustrator of Lupita Nyong’o’s Sulwe, Matthew Cherry’s Hair Love, Andrea Beaty's I Love You Like Yellow, and Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic’s Hello, Star, among others. She earned her BA in studio art and media studies from the University of Virginia and her MFA in film/video from CalArts, where she rekindled a love for drawing and painting. Vashti lives in Brooklyn, New York, and invites you to visit her at vashtiharrison.com or on Instagram and Twitter @vashtiharrison.

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