
Young Trailblazers: The Book of Black Inventors and Scientists
Discover Incredible Inventions by Black People (Ages 8-12)
#1 New Release in Children's Inventors Books
Young Trailblazers: The Book of Black Inventors and Scientists is a fun new book for children that teaches kids about inventions by Black people that have impacted the world through their ingenuity and trailblazing innovation.
From Black Inventors to Black Scientists. Take your child on an adventure and travel through time to meet famous black inventors who changed the game. Countdown to liftoff with Katherine Johnson, who helped pioneer U.S. crewed space missions. Safely cross the street with Garrett Morgan, who invented the traffic signal—or even sing your heart out with James West’s invention of the microphone. All of these inventions by Black people have, in one way or another, shaped the past and present through trailblazing creativity and resilience; these stories are sure to inspire every child.
Experience an array of rich Black history. In this book, there are Black scientists and Black inventors we all know, such as Lewis Howard Latimer and Sarah Boone. There are also dozens of Black trailblazers that we don’t, all of whom have accomplished remarkable things in literature, entertainment, education, STEM, business, military and government services, politics and law, activism, sports, spirituality, and more.
Inside this book of inventions by Black people, you’ll find:
- A fun and engaging introduction to Black inventors for kids
- Essential Black history for kids to learn about
- Interesting fun facts and beautiful illustrations
If you enjoyed Black Women in Science, Black Inventors, or Black Heroes, then you’ll love Young Trailblazers.
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Book details
- Author
- M.J. Fievre
- Illustrator
- Kim Balacuit
- Imprint
- TMA Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 144
- Formats
- Hardcover, Paperback
- Series
- Young Trailblazers
- Ages
- 8-12
- Subjects
- Juvenile Nonfiction › Technology › Inventions
Juvenile Nonfiction › Biography & Autobiography › Historical
Juvenile Nonfiction › Biography & Autobiography › Science & Technology
Juvenile Nonfiction › African American & Black - Topics
- Black scientists · African American history · inventions and discoveries · STEM · Black history for kids · historical biography
- ISBN-13
- 9781642506068 (Hardcover)9781684816200 (Paperback)
About the author
M.J. FIEVRE is an educator and the author of nine books in French as well as Badass Black Girl, Empowered Black Girl and Resilient Black Girl.
Fievre holds a B.S. Ed and began her publishing career as a teenager in Haiti, signing her first contract with Hachette-Deschamps at nineteen for the Young Adult title La Statuette Maléfique. She has spoken as a keynote at Tufts University, Howard University, the University of Miami, and Middlebury College, and has appeared as a panelist at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference.
When she’s not writing, Fievre works with veterans, disenfranchised youth, cancer patients and survivors, victims of domestic and sexual violence, the elderly, and others who use writing as a form of therapy. Her books reflect her commitment to affirming Black identity and building community.
M.J. lives in Winter Garden, Florida, with her husband, artist Thomas Logan.
