Patrícia Peterková

Black History Heroes: George Washington Carver shows the power of curiosity, kindness, and determination in a dynamic biography for kids. George Washington Carver was born into slavery and is most well known for his work with peanuts inventing over 300 products for both commercial and industrial uses. He was also a professor at the Tuskegee Institute, a proponent of crop rotation, an advocate and teacher of poor farmers, and a fighter for racial equality. An inspiration to millions, the life of George Washington Carver is indeed proof that Black history matters. Black History Heroes shares the lives and inspirations of black men and women who changed the world, yesterday, today, and for tomorrow. ''This empowering and engaging middle-grade biography series about Black changemakers gets off to a strong start ( ) Strongly recommended for juvenile nonfiction collections.'' - School Library Journal, starred review of Black History Heroes: Chadwick Boseman. ''The book beautifully chronicles Boseman''s struggles and triumphs (...) Readers will be enraptured with this magnificent tribute to the life of Chadwick Boseman, who was a true hero that anyone could look up to.'' - Booklist, starred review of Black History Heroes: Chadwick Boseman.

Beyonce Knowles started performing as a child, but first rose to fame as a member of the R&B girl group Destiny''s Child and has gone on to sell over 200 million records worldwide as a solo artist. Widely considered one of the greatest musical artists of all time, Beyonce has won nearly every award in the music industry and beyond. An inspiration to millions, the life of Beyonce is indeed proof that Black history matters. Black History Heroes shares the lives and inspirations of black men and women who changed the world, yesterday, today, and for tomorrow. Written by acclaimed, former pro-baseball player, inspirational speaker, and author Chris Singleton.

Príbeh čierneho mačiatka vás zavedie do malého mestečka, v ktorom stále panuje starodávna povera, že čierna mačka nosí smolu. Povera, že keď vám čierna mačka skríži cestu, prinesie to nešťastie. Keď sa jedného dňa v uliciach mestečka zjaví malé čierne mačiatko, osamotené a hladné, narazí na zaujaté pohľady, plné nenávisti a predsudkov. Ako ďaleko môžu obyvatelia mestečka zájsť v snahe zbaviť sa ho? Nájdu sa aj takí, ktorí ho nebudú kvôli čiernemu kožúšku súdiť? Veršovaný príbeh napovie, či sa mačiatku podarí prekonať predsudky ľudí voči jeho farbe kožúška.