Overview
Black history month is observed in homes and schools during the month of February, but the achievements of black Americans are with us every day of the year. These hands-on projects celebrate the artists, writers, inventors, and social reformers (and even an explorer and an athlete) who have been part of that distinguished history. The crafts range from a Talking Frederick Douglass Puppet to a Running Jesse Owens Figure. There is a Harriet Tubman Route-to-Freedom Maze and a Granville T. Woods Invention Puzzle. Beginning chronologically with Benjamin Banneker and ending with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., each of the crafts is accompanied by a brief biography and picture of the famous black American.Provides step-by-step instructions for twenty easy crafts which celebrate the accomplishments of different African Americans, including inventors, activists, educators, and others.
Synopsis
Black history month is observed in homes and schools during the month of February, but the achievements of black Americans are with us every day of the year. These hands-on projects celebrate the artists, writers, inventors, and social reformers (and even an explorer and an athlete) who have been part of that distinguished history. The crafts range from a Talking Frederick Douglass Puppet to a Running Jesse Owens Figure. There is a Harriet Tubman Route-to-Freedom Maze and a Granville T. Woods Invention Puzzle. Beginning chronologically with Benjamin Banneker and ending with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., each of the crafts is accompanied by a brief biography and picture of the famous black American.