Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).
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The Unstoppable Garrett Morgan
by Joan DiCicco
Illustrator: Ebony Glenn
Ages: 9+
Published: 2019
Publisher: Lee & Low Books
ISBN: 978-1-62014-564-7
Keywords: Picture Books for Older Readers, African American inventors, Firefighting
The son of freed slaves, Morgan loved finding a better way to do things. Noticing that firefighters were not sufficiently protected from the flames, he invented a safety hood. Smoky watercolors. Time line and bibliography.