A biography of the Afro-American farmer and self-taught mathematician, astronomer, and surveyor for the new capital city of the United States in 1791, who also calculated a successful almanac notable for its preciseness.

What are you figuring now?: A story about Benjamin Banneker (Passports)

Ferris, Jeri

Children's Books

Harcourt, Brace, & Company

What Are You Figuring Now: A Story of Benjamin Banneker

Biographies

Demco Media

Native American Doctor: The Story of Susan Laflesche Picotte

A biography of the Afro-American farmer and self-taught mathematician, astronomer, and surveyor for the new capital city of the United States in 1791, who also calculated a successful almanac notable for its preciseness

A biography of the black woman whose cruel experiences as a slave in the South led her to seek freedom in the North for herself and for others through the Underground Railroad

Go Free or Die : A Story About Harriet Tubman

Tandem Library

For the first twenty-eight years of her life. Harriet Tubman lived as a slave on a southern plantation. Finally, with the help of a Quaker woman, she was able to escape to Philadelphia by way of the Underground Railroad. After her escape, Harriet began her quest to help free other slaves. Over a ten-year period she led more than three hundred people through the Underground Railroad. In Go Free or Die, young readers will learn about this courageous woman who refused to be a slave and who fought for freedom for everyone.

Go Free or Die: A Story about Harriet Tubman (Creative Minds Biographies)

Millbrook Press ™

Traces the life of the Black woman orator who spoke out against slavery throughout New England and the Midwest.

Walking the Road to Freedom: A Story About Sojourner Truth (Creative Minds Biography)

Hanson, Peter E.

CarolRhoda Books

Traces the life of the farm boy who became a teacher and went on to write the first American dictionary.

What Do You Mean? a Story About Noah Webster (Creative Minds)

What Are You Figuring Now?: A Story About Benjamin Banneker

Teen & Young Adult

Arctic Explorer: The Story of Matthew Henson (Trailblazer Biographies)

A biography of the Black explorer who discovered the North Pole

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Books by Ferris, Jeri

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What are you figuring now?: A story about Benjamin Banneker (Passports)

What Are You Figuring Now: A Story of Benjamin Banneker

Native American Doctor: The Story of Susan Laflesche Picotte

What Are You Figuring Now: A Story of Benjamin Banneker

Go Free or Die : A Story About Harriet Tubman

Go Free or Die: A Story about Harriet Tubman (Creative Minds Biographies)

Walking the Road to Freedom: A Story About Sojourner Truth (Creative Minds Biography)

What Do You Mean? a Story About Noah Webster (Creative Minds)

What Are You Figuring Now?: A Story About Benjamin Banneker

Arctic Explorer: The Story of Matthew Henson (Trailblazer Biographies)