Little Leaders!: Bold Women in Black History

By: Vashti Harrison

"An important book for all ages, Little Leaders educates and inspires as it relates true stories of forty trailblazing black women in American history. Illuminating text paired with irresistible illustrations bring to life both iconic and lesser-known female figures of Black history such as abolitionist Sojourner Truth, pilot Bessie Coleman, chemist Alice Ball, politician Shirley Chisholm, mathematician Katherine Johnson, poet Maya Angelou, and filmmaker Julie Dash.

Among these biographies, readers will find heroes, role models, and everyday women who did extraordinary things - bold women whose actions and beliefs contributed to making the world better for generations of girls and women to come. Whether they were putting pen to paper, soaring through the air or speaking up for the rights of others, the women profiled in these pages were all taking a stand against a world that didn't always accept them.

The leaders in this book may be little, but they all did something big and amazing, inspiring generations to come."

Awards:

• New York Times Best Seller

• USA Today Best Seller

Activities:

History

• Read one page a day and do different activities/discussion. Examples include: what would you want to ask this person?, research this person, create a poster for this person based on their achievements, had you heard of this woman before?, what traits does this woman exhibit?

• Research one of the women featured in this book. What did you learn? Display what you learned with words, pictures, a poster, a slideshow, ect.