Black Stars of Colonial Times and the Revolutionary War: African Americans Who Lived Their Dreams [Paperback]

Jim Haskins (Author), Clinton Cox (Author), Brenda Wilkinson (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Series: Black Stars

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY COMES TO LIFE

Discover why young people all over the country are reading the Black Stars biographies of African American heroes. Here is what you want to know about the lives of great black men and women during the Colonial and Revolutionary War era:

richard allen
crispus attucks
benjamin banneker
daniel coker
paul cuffe
austin dabney
james durham
estevanico
catherine ferguson
james forten
lemuel haynes
anthony johnson
"free frank" mcworter
marie therese metoyer
jean baptiste point du sable
deborah sampson
peter salem
pierre toussaint

"The books in the Black Stars series are the types of books that would have really captivated me as a kid."
-Earl G. Graves, Black Enterprise magazine

"Inspiring stories that demonstrate what can happen when ingenuity and tenacity are paired with courage and hard work."
-Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African American Children's Books

"Haskins has chosen his subjects well . . . catching a sense of the enormous obstacles they had to overcome. . . . Some names are familiar, but most are little-known whom Haskins elevates to their rightful place in history."
-Booklist

"The broad coverage makes this an unusual resource-a jumping-off point for deeper studies."
-Horn Book

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AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY COMES TO LIFE

Discover why young people all over the country are reading the Black Stars biographies of African American heroes. Here is what you want to know about the lives of great black men and women during the Colonial and Revolutionary War era:

richard allen
crispus attucks
benjamin banneker
daniel coker
paul cuffe
austin dabney
james durham
estevanico
catherine ferguson
james forten
lemuel haynes
anthony johnson
"free frank" mcworter
marie therese metoyer
jean baptiste point du sable
deborah sampson
peter salem
pierre toussaint

"The books in the Black Stars series are the types of books that would have really captivated me as a kid."
–Earl G. Graves, Black Enterprise magazine

"Inspiring stories that demonstrate what can happen when ingenuity and tenacity are paired with courage and hard work."
–Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African American Children’s Books

"Haskins has chosen his subjects well . . . catching a sense of the enormous obstacles they had to overcome. . . . Some names are familiar, but most are little-known whom Haskins elevates to their rightful place in history."
–Booklist

"The broad coverage makes this an unusual resource–a jumping-off point for deeper studies."
–Horn Book

About the Author

Black Stars biographies are written by leading African American children?s book writers.
JIM HASKINS has written more than 100 nonfiction books for young readers. A professor of English at the University of Florida, Gainesville, Haskins has won numerous awards, including the Washington Post Children?s Book Guild Award, the Carter G. Woodson Award, and the Coretta Scott King Book Award.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (August 30, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471211516
• ISBN-13: 978-0471211518
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,604,924 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Colonial Times, December 21, 2009

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This review is from: Black Stars of Colonial Times and the Revolutionary War: African Americans Who Lived Their Dreams (Paperback)

I love anything and everything written by James Haskins. He was a dear friend and I know how much research goes into his Biographies that what is written is real and personal. I feel like when I read a biography written by him that I am right there in the moment with that person.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Summer reading, July 26, 2004

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This review is from: Black Stars of Colonial Times and the Revolutionary War: African Americans Who Lived Their Dreams (Paperback)

I had to read this book for summer reading and i thaught it was pretty good. Also it isn't that long which makes it a good summer reading book also.