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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Black Heroes Of The Wild West
James Otis Smith
Illustrator: James Otis Smith
Ages: 9+
Published: 2020
Publisher: Toon Graphics
ISBN: 978-1-943145-51-5
Keywords: Black Cowboys, race, adventure, resilience
Little-known but legendary Blacks including stagecoach Mary, marshal Bass Reeves, and horse wrangler Bob Lemmons depicted with vibrant graphic illustrations, archival photographs and extensive back matter of cowboy life.