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Discover the lives of 16 extraordinary Black Americans in this engaging collection from Coretta Scott King Honor Award winner Tonya Bolden

Untold numbers of Black men and women in America have achieved great things against the odds. In this insightful book, award-winning author Tonya Bolden commemorates the lives of sixteen Black individuals who dared to dream, take risks, and chart courses to success. They were Pathfinders.

In these pages you will meet Katherine Johnson, a mathematician who was instrumental in putting U.S. astronauts on the moon; Venture Smith, an African man who was enslaved in America but later bought his own freedom; Richard Potter, a magician whose methods paved the way for entertainers like Harry Houdini; Sissieretta Jones, an opera singer who captivated audiences all over the world with her enchanting voice; James Forten, a powder boy then prisoner of war during the Revolution who grew up to be one of Philadelphia's leading abolitionists and wealthiest citizens; James McCune Smith, the first Black university-trained physician in the United States; Mary Bowser, a spy during the Civil War; Allen Allensworth, town founder; Clara Brown, one of the first Black women to settle in what would become Colorado; Maggie Lena Walker, the first Black woman to run a bank; Charlie Wiggins, a race car driver; Eugene Bullard, a combat pilot in World War I; Oscar Micheaux, filmmaker; Jackie Ormes, cartoonist; Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander, an economist and attorney who fought for civil rights; and Paul R. Williams, architect of luxury homes and many iconic buildings in Los Angeles.

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  • Title Pathfinders: The Journeys of 16 Extraordinary Black Souls
  • Author Tonya Bolden
  • Binding Hardback
  • Pages 128
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Harry N. Abrams
  • Publication date 2017-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index
  • ISBN 9781419714559 / 1419714554
  • Weight 1.9 lbs (0.86 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.1 x 8.8 x 0.8 in (25.65 x 22.35 x 2.03 cm)
  • Age range 10 to 14 years
  • Grade levels 5 - 9
  • Reading level 1150
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
  • Category Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
  • Library of Congress subjects African Americans, Successful people - United States
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2015043356
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Citations

  • Booklist, 12/15/2016, Page 38
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 02/01/2017, Page 0
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2017, Page 234
  • Kirkus Reviews, 11/01/2016, Page 75
  • Publishers Weekly, 11/14/2016, Page 0
  • School Library Journal, 11/01/2016, Page 120

About the author

Award-winning author Tonya Bolden's books have garnered much praise and earned countless starred reviews. Her books have been won the James Madison Book Award and have been named the School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, YALSA Best Book of the Year, and CCBC Best Book of the Year. Bolden's works were twice nominated for an NAACP award, for her books Searching for Sarah Rector and Beautiful Moon. She won a Coretta Scott King Honor Award for Maritcha: A Nineteenth Century American Girl. Bolden's acclaimed works include Capital Days: Michael Shiner's Journal and the Growth of Our Nation's Capital; Emancipation Proclamation: Lincoln and the Dawn of Liberty; 12 Days of New York; George Washington Carver; M.L.K.: Journey Of A King; Tell All the Children Our Story: Memories and Mementos of Being Young and Black in America; and Wake Up Our Souls: A Celebration of Black American Artists.
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