37 records matched your query       

Author:

Keller, Shana, 1977-

Title:

Ticktock Banneker's clock / by Shana Keller and illustrated by David C. Gardner.

Publisher:

Sleeping Bear Press,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Subject:

Banneker, Benjamin,--1731-1806.
African American scientists--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Clocks and watches--Design and construction--Juvenile literature.

Other Authors:

Gardner, David (David Colby), 1959- illustrator.

Summary:

"Benjamin Banneker is known and admired for his work in science, mathematics, and astronomy. He was born free at a time in America, 1731, when most African Americans were slaves. At the age of 22 he built a strike clock based on his own drawings and using a pocket-knife" -- Provided by the Publisher.

ISBN:

158536956X
9781585369560

OCLC:

(OCoLC)939426303

LCCN:

2016007689

Locations:

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

ZYPE837 -- Harlan Community Library (Harlan)

OZAX845 -- Northwestern College - DeWitt Library (Orange City)

AXPF626 -- Oskaloosa Public Library (Oskaloosa)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)