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What Color Is My World?

Book Description
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, basketball legend and the NBA's alltime leading scorer, champions a lineup of little-known African-American inventors in this lively, kid-friendly book. Did you know that James West invented the microphone in your cell phone? That Fred Jones invented the refrigerated truck that makes supermarkets possible? Or that Dr. Percy Julian synthesized cortisone from soy, easing untold ... More
Book Information
PublisherCandlewick Press
BindingKindle Edition (2 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages20
ISBN-10B007IKQYUU
Publication Date03/13/2012
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About Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Author) : Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a published author of children's books. Published credits of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar include A Season on the Reservation.
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About Raymond Obstfeld (Author) : Raymond Obstfeld is a published author and an editor of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Raymond Obstfeld include Literary Companion Series - Moby Dick (paperba... more
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About Ag Ford (Illustrator) : Ag Ford is a published illustrator of children's books. Published credits of Ag Ford include Barack.
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About Ben Boos (Illustrator) : full bio on agent's page: http://www.stimolaliterarystudio.com/boos_ben.html The son of an Artist, Ben Boos was born in 1971, into a world filled with paint and art. He compulsively doodled his way ... more
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