Young Trailblazers: The Book of Black Inventors and Scientists

Name: Young Trailblazers: The Book of Black Inventors and Scientists
Start: 2021-11-21T12:00:00-05:00
End: 2021-11-21T13:00:00-05:00
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Get ready for a fun presentation that will help your kids learn about science and history in an engaging, exciting way! Writer M.J. Fievre, illustrator Kim Balacuit, and host Thomas B. Logan will take your child on an adventure, traveling through time to meet some of the historical Black trailblazers who have impacted the world through their actions and inventions. You probably already know some of these Black scientists and Black inventors – such as George Washington Carver and Madam C.J. Walker – but there are many others who have accomplished remarkable feats. Learn about them. Try a DYI science experiment. Get tips from some of Florida’s coolest illustrators. Come and have fun with the crew!

Grades 3 – 7

Logan, Thomas B.

Thomas B. Logan is the illustrator behind the children’s book series A Cat Named Sam and the host of the well-loved podcast Red Bandana Gaming.

Fievre, M.J.

Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, M.J. Fievre is a longtime educator and writer. A seasoned K-12 teacher, she has taught creative writing workshops to children at the O Miami Poetry Festival and the Miami Art Museum, and at schools in Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia), Port-au-Prince (Haiti), and South Florida. She is also the coordinator of Miami Book Fair’s ReadCaribbean program and directs and produces the children’s cultural show Taptap Krik? Krak! Young Trailblazers: The Book of Black Inventors and Scientists (Dragonfruit), a collaborative project with illustrator Kim Balacuit, is a salute to Black pioneers in literature, entertainment, science, education, business, military, sports, spirituality, and more. It’s a journey populated by figures we know – such as Katherine Johnson, George Washington Carver, and Madam C.J. Walker – but many we don’t. Consider James West, a critical figure in the invention of the microphone, or Garrett Morgan, who invented the traffic signal.

Balacuit , Kim

Illustrator and designer Kim Balacuit has previously worked with Sesame Street and Abrams Books. Young Trailblazers: The Book of Black Inventors and Scientists (Dragonfruit), a collaborative project with writer and educator M.J. Fievre, is a salute to Black pioneers in literature, entertainment, science, education, business, military, sports, spirituality, and more. It’s a journey populated by figures we know – such as Katherine Johnson, George Washington Carver, and Madam C.J. Walker – but many we don’t, such as James West, a critical figure in the invention of the microphone, and Garrett Morgan, inventor of the traffic signal.

Young Trailblazers: The Book of Black Inventors and Scientists