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Benjamin Banneker: Pioneering Scientist
Benjamin Banneker: Pioneering Scientist
On My Own Biographies (Hardcover) and On My Own Biographies (Paperback)
Craig Orback, Illustrator
Paperback
SKU:9780876141045
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Gazing up at the stars, Benjamin Banneker longed to understand how and why things worked as they did. In a time when most black Americans were slaves, Banneker lived a life of freedom and became known as America's first black American man of science. He helped survey Washington, D.C., and became the first black American to write an almanac. Through his accomplishments, he helped advance the cause of equality for African Americans.
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Book Details
Book Details
Age Range • 7-10
Pages • 48
Subjects • Astronomers • United States • Banneker • Benjamin • African Americans • African American scientists
Categories • Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology • Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Astronomy
Publisher Summary
Publisher Summary
Gazing up at the stars, Benjamin Banneker longed to understand how and why things worked as they did. In a time when most black Americans were slaves, Banneker lived a life of freedom and became known as America's first black American man of science. He helped survey Washington, D.C., and became the first black American to write an almanac. Through his accomplishments, he helped advance the cause of equality for African Americans.
