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Saint Louis Public Library. “Inventions and Patents of African-Americans — 20th Century.” http://www.slpl.lib.mo.us/libsrc/inv20.htm
Text copyright © 2012 by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Raymond Obstfeld
Illustrations copyright © 2012 by Ben Boos and A. G. Ford
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First electronic edition 2012
The Library of Congress has cataloged the hardcover edition as follows:
Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem, date.
What color is my world? : the lost history of African-American inventors / by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Raymond Obstfeld. — 1st ed.
p. cm.
Summary: While twins Ella and Herbie help the handyman Mr. Mital work on their new home, he tells them about such inventors as Granville Woods, Dr. Henry T. Sampson, and James West, giving them a new view of their heritage as African Americans.
ISBN 978-0-7636-4564-9 (hardcover)
[1. Inventors — Fiction. 2. African Americans — Fiction. 3. Moving, Household — Fiction. 4. Brothers and sisters — Fiction. 5. Twins — Fiction.] I. Obstfeld, Raymond, date. II. Title.
PZ7.A1589337Wh 2012
[Fic] — dc23 2011018610
ISBN 978-07636-6441-1 (electronic)
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