Ticktock Banneker's Clock Cover:Hardcover Nilah Magruder's debut picture book

Nilah Magruder's debut picture book charmingly tells the story of what it means to not give up and how sometimes what you're looking for is closer than you think

where the first star becomes his companion

1932: Lulu Wong

The two-color art throughout will help readers transition from the familiar four-color art of leveled readers and ease them into black-and-white chapter books

Catalina is rescued by Manuel

Ticktock Banneker's Clock Cover:Hardcover Nilah Magruder's debut picture bookThroughout his life, Benjamin Banneker was known and admired for his work in science, mathematics, and astronomy, just to name a few pursuits. But even when he was born in Maryland in 1731, he was already an extraordinary person for that time period. He was born free at a time in America when most African Americans were slaves. Though he only briefly attended school and was largely self taught, at a young age Benjamin displayed a keen aptitude for