28 Days: Moments in Black History That Changed the World (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781596438200)

Each day features a different influential figure in African-American history, from Crispus Attucks, the first man shot in the Boston Massacre, sparking the Revolutionary War, to Madame C. J. Walker, who after years of adversity became the wealthiest black woman in the country, as well as one of the wealthiest black Americans, to Barack Obama, the country's first African-American president.

With powerful illustrations by Shane Evans, this is a completely unique look at the importance and influence of African Americans on the history of this country.

Author: Charles R. Smith
ISBN-10: 1596438207
ISBN-13: 9781596438200
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Language: English
Published: 01/13/2015
Pages: 56
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 11.90h x 9.80w x 0.40d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.6
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 173876 / 28 Days: Moments in Black History That Changed the World

Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Finalist

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2014
Publishers Weekly 11/24/2014
School Library Journal 01/01/2015 pg. 126
Booklist 02/01/2015 pg. 39

About the Author

Charles Smith Jr. is a celebrated author, poet, and photographer. He has created more than twenty books, including award-winning book Twelve Rounds to Glory: The Story of Muhammad Ali and Black Jack: The Ballad of Jack Johnson. He currently lives in Poughkeepsie, New York, with his wife, Gillian, and three kids, Sabine, Adrian, and Sebastian.
Shane W. Evans has illustrated numerous books for children, including Black Jack: The Ballad of Jack Johnson, Underground, winner of the Coretta Scott King Award, and We March, recipient of three starred reviews and named a Jane Addams Honor Book, all for Roaring Brook Press. He lives with his family in Kansas City, Missouri.