Recommended Books

See our list of recommended books.

Books Featured in the Curriculum 

Whoosh
Chris Barton and Don Tate

Sweet Dreams, Sarah
Vivian Kirkfield and Chris Ewald

The Unstoppable Garrett Morgan
Joan DiCicco and Ebony Glenn

What Color is My World?
Kareem Abdul-Jabar, Raymond Obstfeld, Ben Boos, and A.G. Ford

Lewis Latimer: A Brilliant Inventor
Janel Rodríguez

VIP: Lewis Latimer
Denise Lewis Patrick

Black Investors in the Age of Segregation
Rayvon Fouché, Granville Woods, Lewis Latimer, and Shelby Davidson

Black Pioneers of Science and Invention
Dr. Louis Haber

Other Recommended Books

African American Inventors
Fred M.B. Amram

This book has additional information regarding Lonnie Johnson, Elijah McCoy, and Garrett Morgan, and discusses a student, Marjorie Joyner, of one of Madam C.J. Walker’s schools.

The Real McCoy
Wendy Towle and Wil Clay