Storybook · From the Block Storybooks, Book 2
From the Block to the Lab
Our People, Our Story
Ages 4 to 8
African American inventors, doctors and scientists, discovered one room at a time.
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Malik thinks inventors are old men in white wigs. Then Grandpa Joe walks him and Zuri through their own house, and every light switch, traffic light and ironing board turns out to have an African American inventor behind it. From Lewis Latimer to Dr. Charles Drew, the brother and sister meet the people who changed the world, and then build an invention of their own.
A Black History Month favorite, and a gift for any kid who loves to take things apart.
What's inside
- A complete story for ages 4 to 8, told across 15 full-color two-page pictures
- Lewis Latimer, Granville T. Woods, Garrett Morgan, Sarah Boone, Lyda Newman and Alice H. Parker
- Madam C.J. Walker, Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, Dr. Charles Drew, Alice Ball, Dr. George Washington Carver and Dr. Percy Julian
- Ends with Zuri and Malik building their own invention for the science fair
- Fact pages with sources at the back for parents and teachers
A peek inside
For grown-ups Tell me when it's out
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An African American family story about Christmas, Kwanzaa and Watch Night.
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The African American inventors who came next, and the ones still inventing today.
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Black sports pioneers, and a brother who learns to get back up.
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Black sports legends, and a girl looking for the sport that's hers.