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Benjamin Banneker: American Scientific Pioneer By Coughlan Publishing Learn about Benjamin Banneker's life and scientific accomplishments with this Signature Lives biography. Clear, informative text coupled with historic illustrations and photographs bring added depth, while historical context allows students to look at the era. An engaging portrait of a quiet genius. 112 pages, paperback. Timeline, index, glossary and "life at a glance" page included. |
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Dear Benjamin Banneker By Andrea Davis Pinkney / Houghton-mifflin Benjamin Banneker was born free when most blacks in this country were still enslaved. But it troubled him that not all blacks were free. An accomplished astronomer and mathematician, he decided to take a stand against slavery by writing to then-Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson. This story of their extraordinary correspondence is accompanied by scratchboard oil illustrations. 32 pages, Ages 6-10. |
