From School Library Journal
Grade 5 Up. A collection of short sketches about 10 outstanding African Americans. The selections represent a broad spectrum of careers and contributions, from Mary Shadd, abolitionist and newspaper editor, born in 1823, to Malcolm X, religious leader and reformer, born 1925. Unfortunately, Turner's writing style is unimaginative and condescending. A short skit for children to perform follows each biographical sketch; all of them are equally poorly written and lack sufficient production information. The numerous black-and-white photographs are of good quality, and the index is adequate. However, information about all of these figures can be found in other collective biographies and/or dictionaries. Single biographies are available on most of them. Jessie Carney Smith's Notable Black American Women (Gale, 1991) is an excellent resource and duplicates some of the photos found in Turner's book.?Marie Wright, University Library, Indianapolis, IN
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Product Description
Biographies of ten African Americans are accompanied by brief skits highlighting the obstacles they overcame and the decisions they made. Includes: Bessie Coleman, A.G. Gaston, Alex Haley, Dorothy I. Height, Edmonia Lewis, Thurgood Marshall, Charlemae Rollins, Mary Ann Shaad, Carter G. Woodson, and Malcolm X.
