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Biographies for Black History Month

February is Black History Month! Celebrate with some of these great picture book biographies about Black Americans. HerrickDL KidPicks

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  • Spark

    Jim West's Electrifying Adventures in Creating the Microphone

    Ramirez, Ainissa, 1969-
    Book, 2025Somerville, Massachusetts : MIT Kids Press, an imprint of Candlewick Press, 2025. — j 920 Wes 1/26
  • Extraordinary Magic

    the Writing Life of Virginia Hamilton

    Crews, Nina,
    Book, 2024New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2024. — j 920 Ham 4/24
  • Book, 2024New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2024], ©2024. — j 920 Lew 4/24
  • Go Forth and Tell

    the Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller

    McDaniel, Breanna J.,
    Book, 2024New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2024. — j 920 Bak 4/24
  • Jimmy's Rhythm & Blues

    the Extraordinary Life of James Baldwin

    Meadows, Michelle,
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2024], ©2024. — j 920 Bal 1/25
  • The Green Piano

    How Little Me Found Music

    Flack, Roberta,
    Book, 2023New York : Anne Schwartz Books, [2023] — j 920 Fla 5/23
  • Book, 2023New York : HarperCollins Children's Books, 2023. — j 920 Wil 8/23
  • Dream Builder

    the Story of Architect Philip Freelon

    Lyons, Kelly Starling,
    Book, 2020New York : Lee & Low Books Inc., [2020] — j 920 Fre 7/20
  • Mamie on the Mound

    a Woman in Baseball's Negro Leagues

    Henderson, Leah,
    Book, 2020North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Editions, a Capstone imprint, [2020] — j 920 Joh 2/20
  • The Oldest Student

    How Mary Walker Learned to Read

    Hubbard, Rita L.,
    Book, 2020New York City : Schwartz & Wade Books, [2020] — j 920 Wal 1/20
  • The Power of Her Pen

    the Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne

    Cline-Ransome, Lesa,
    Book, 2020New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2020. — j 920 Pay 6/20
  • Brave Ballerina

    the Story of Janet Collins

    Meadows, Michelle
    Book, 2019New York : Henry Holt and Company, [2019] — Pic Meadows 2/19
  • Book, 2019New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2019],©2019. — j 920 Joh 12/19
  • Let 'er Buck!

    George Fletcher, the People's Champion

    Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux,
    Book, 2019Minneapolis, MN : Carolrhoda Books, [2019], ©2019. — j 920 Fle 2/20
  • Charlie Takes His Shot

    How Charlie Sifford Broke the Color Barrier in Golf

    Churnin, Nancy,
    Book, 2018Chicago : Albert Whitman & Company, [2018] — j 920 Sif 3/18