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Black and Asian Lives: Books for Children and Young Adults -

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Books are listed in order of year of publication - newest titles are at the top. There are 8 books in this booklist

  • Cover image of book Little Leaders: Exceptional Men in Black History by Vashti Harrison
    Little Leaders: Exceptional Men in Black History - by Vashti Harrison

    £7.99   paperback   (2021) - ISBN 13: 9780241407165 | ISBN 10: 0241407168

    Meet the little leaders. They're brave. They're exceptional. They changed the world.   Did you know that the father of African cinema was originally a bricklayer? Or that Vogue's editor-at-large read his first Vogue magazine in his local library? ... more

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  • Cover image of book So Now You Know: A Memoir of Growing Up Gay in India by Vivek Tejuja
    So Now You Know: A Memoir of Growing Up Gay in India - by Vivek Tejuja

    £9.99   paperback   (2020) - ISBN 13: 9789353572693 | ISBN 10: 935357269x

    The year was 1991. Vivek was eight. He realized he was gay. Only he didn’t: he just figured that he wanted to be different. And that he was in love – for want of a better word – with Deepak, his best friend. Then Mast Kalandar released, with An ... more

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  • Cover image of book Little Leaders: Visionary Women Around the World by Vashti Harrison
    Little Leaders: Visionary Women Around the World - by Vashti Harrison

    £7.99   paperback   (2020) - ISBN 13: 9780241346884 | ISBN 10: 0241346886

    Meet the little leaders. They're brave. They're bold. They changed the world.  Did you know that WIFI was invented by a glamorous Hollywood star? Or that the first computer programmer was a woman born in 1816?   These amazing little leaders h ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander, illustrated by Kadir Nelson
    The Undefeated - by Kwame Alexander, illustrated by Kadir Nelson

    £6.99   paperback   (2020) - ISBN 13: 9781783449293 | ISBN 10: 1783449292

    This is for the unforgettable. The unafraid. The undefeated.   From New York Times bestselling-author Kwame Alexander comes this powerful and important ode to black history: the strength and bravery of everyday people and the grit, passion, and pe ... more

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  • Cover image of book Young, Gifted and Black: Meet 52 Black Heroes from Past and Present by Jamia Wilson, illustrated by Andrea Pippins
    Young, Gifted and Black: Meet 52 Black Heroes from Past and Present - by Jamia Wilson, illustrated by Andrea Pippins

    £9.99   paperback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781786039835 | ISBN 10: 1786039834

    Meet 52 icons of color from the past and present in this celebration of inspirational achievement — a collection of stories about changemakers to encourage, inspire and empower the next generation of changemakers.   Jamia Wilson has carefully c ... more

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  • Cover image of book Wangari Maathai: The Woman Who Planted a Million Trees by Franck Prévot, illustrated by Aurélia Fronty
    Wangari Maathai: The Woman Who Planted a Million Trees - by Franck Prévot, illustrated by Aurélia Fronty

    £13.99   hardback   (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781580896269 | ISBN 10: 158089626x

    A tree is worth more than its wood.   Wangari Maathai said, “Trees are living symbols of peace and hope.” The trees that she and her Green Belt Movement planted are more than symbols, they are the result of the hard work of the women she e ... more

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  • Cover image of book Gandhi for Kids: His Life and Ideas, with 21 Activities by Ellen Mahoney
    Gandhi for Kids: His Life and Ideas, with 21 Activities - by Ellen Mahoney

    £15.50   paperback   (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781613731222 | ISBN 10: 1613731221

    With his wire-rimmed glasses, homespun cloths, and walking stick, Mohandas Gandhi is an international symbol of nonviolence, freedom, simplicity, and peace. Tracing Gandhi's evolution from a shy boy in India to a courageous, world-traveling spiritual ... more

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  • Cover image of book Let It Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters by Andrea Davis Pinkney, illustrated by Stephen Alcorn
    Let It Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters - by Andrea Davis Pinkney, illustrated by Stephen Alcorn

    £7.99   paperback   (2013) - ISBN 13: 9780547906041 | ISBN 10: 0547906048

    Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus and sparked a boycott that changed America. Harriet Tubman helped more than three hundred slaves escape the South on the Underground Railroad. Shirley Chisholm became the first black woman elected to th ... more

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