9 best-selling african american books like The Vast Wonder of the World: Biologist Ernest Everett Just by Mélina Mangal

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The Vast Wonder of the World: Biologist Ernest Everett Just

By: Mélina Mangal

4.14

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

Ernest was not like other scientists. He saw the whole, where others saw only parts. And he noticed…

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1. Snape: A Definitive Reading

By: Lorrie Kim

4.11

Format: None pages, Paperback

From the Introduction: "The Harry Potter series may be named after the Boy Who Lived, but if you wa… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • childrens
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2. All the Colors We Are: Todos los colores de nuestra piel/The Story of How We Get Our Skin Color

By: Katie Kissinger , Wernher Krutein

3.84

Format: None pages, Paperback

Magnificent color photographs and simple, engaging language capture the essence of one way we are s… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • science
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3. Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist

By: Jess Keating , Marta Álvarez Miguéns

3.00

Format: 126 pages,

At 9 years old, Eugenie Clark developed an unexpected passion for sharks after a visit to the Batte… read more

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  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science
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4. The Night Gardener

By: Jonathan Auxier

3.16

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

This much-anticipated follow-up to Jonathan Auxier's exceptional debut, Peter Nimble and His Fantas… read more

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5. Moon Over Manifest

By: Clare Vanderpool

3.67

Format: 350 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the 2011 Newbery Award. The movement of the train rocked me like a lullaby. I closed my e… read more

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6. Alma and How She Got Her Name

By: Juana Martinez-Neal

3.47

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In which the protagonist asks her father about the long name he gave her. read more

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7. Big

By: Vashti Harrison

4.66

Format: 60 pages, Kindle Edition

This deeply moving story shares valuable lessons about fitting in, standing out, and the beauty of … read more

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  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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8. The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7)

By: Jory John

4.17

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

The Big Cheese is the best at everything, and brags about it, too. When the annual Cheese-cathlon c… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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9. Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

By: Christopher Denise

4.51

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A Caldecott Honor Winner and  New York Times  Bestseller!  A determined Owl builds strength and … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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10. Sulwe

By: Lupita Nyong'o

4.66

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times bestseller! From Academy Award–winning actress Lupita Nyong’o comes a powerful,… read more

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  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
"Mama asked, "What is your name?" "Sulwe," she muttered. "And what doe sit mean?" "Star," Sulwe whispered. "Brightness is not in your skin, my love. Brightness is just who you are. As for beauty," Mam…"

-Lupita Nyong'o, Sulwe

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11. The 1619 Project: Born on the Water

By: Nikole Hannah-Jones

4.69

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

The 1619 Project’s lyrical picture book in verse chronicles the consequences of slavery and the his… read more

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  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • african american
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12. Love in the Library

By: Maggie Tokuda-Hall

4.47

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Set in an internment camp where the United States cruelly detained Japanese Americans during WWII a… read more

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  • historical
  • picture books
  • childrens
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13. We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner)

By: Carole Lindstrom

4.51

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by the many Indigenous-led movements across North America, We Are Water Protectors issues … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • nature
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14. Your Name Is a Song

By: Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

4.56

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Frustrated by a day full of teachers and classmates mispronouncing her beautiful name, a little gir… read more

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  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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15. Magnolia Flower

By: Zora Neale Hurston

4.15

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From beloved African American folklorist Zora Neale Hurston comes a moving adaptation by National B… read more

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  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • african american
  • nature
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16. The Two Lives of Sara

By: Catherine Adel West

3.80

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A young mother finds refuge and friendship at a boardinghouse in 1960s Memphis, Tennessee, where fa… read more

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  • historical
  • african american
"There's no such thing as a perfect so make peace with that now. Save yourself a lot of tears later."

-Catherine Adel West, The Two Lives of Sara

"Will made me say it. Worse, he made me feel it. What will that do to me, to him, to all of us? How dangerous is my love?"

-Catherine Adel West, The Two Lives of Sara

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17. A Map into the World

By: Kao Kalia Yang

4.23

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

"Paj Ntaub, a young Hmong American girl, spends a busy year with her family in their new home and s… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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18. The Vast Wonder of the World: Biologist Ernest Everett Just

By: Mélina Mangal

4.14

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

Ernest was not like other scientists. He saw the whole, where others saw only parts. And he noticed… read more

Similar categories in Mélina Mangal's The Vast Wonder of the World: Biologist Ernest Everett Just book and Mélina Mangal's The Vast Wonder of the World: Biologist Ernest Everett Just

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • african american
  • nature
  • science
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19. I Am My Ancestors' Wildest Dreams

By: Tanisia Moore

4.26

Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition

YOU are your ancestors’ wildest dreams. How will you express YOUR greatness? This electrifying anth… read more

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  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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20. Why Not You?

By: Ciara Wilson

3.94

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From Grammy-winning pop star Ciara and Super Bowl champion quarterback Russell Wilson comes a pictu… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Little Black Boy: Oh, the Things You Will Do! by Kirby Howell-Baptiste

21. Little Black Boy: Oh, the Things You Will Do!

By: Kirby Howell-Baptiste

4.21

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A little Black boy finds the courage to go after his dreams in this empowering and inspirational pi… read more

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  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens

17 Top childrens books like The Vast Wonder of the World: Biologist Ernest Everett Just by Mélina Mangal

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4.11

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4.34

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4.66

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4.29

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4.13

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