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Age Range
Birth - 5
Genre
biography
Copyright Year
2022-01-31
Page Count
33
Publisher
B is for Black Brilliance
Grade Level
Pre-K - K
ISBN
9781737723400
Lexile
NP
Themes
african americans

B is for Black Brilliance (Board Book)

Written by Shawna Wells and Illustrated by Kellie Marsh

The B is for Black Brilliance board book is a short yet powerful ABC book read that will take infants and toddlers on a journey from the past and present to see how twenty-six brilliant Black people have taken society’s definition of Blackness and reclaimed it with their inventions, talent, and leadership. This is a book that aims to provide Inspiration for the liberation of Black people. B is for Black Brilliance puts a whole new spin on the alphabet as it displays the brilliance of our ancestors and those who have come after them to give every child the determination and courage to change the future as we know it.

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Age Range
Birth - 5
Genre
biography
Copyright Year
2022-01-31
Page Count
33
Publisher
B is for Black Brilliance
Grade Level
Pre-K - K
ISBN
9781737723400
Lexile
NP
Themes
african americans
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