"Get ready to have your mind blown with this fun book." -- The
Washington Post
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, basketball legend and the NBA's all-time leading
scorer, champions a lineup of little-known African-American inventors in
this lively, kid-friendly book. Offering profiles with fast facts and
framed by a funny contemporary story featuring two feisty twins, here is
a tribute to black inventors whose ingenuity and perseverance against
great odds made our world safer, better, and brighter.
Back matter includes an authors' note and sources.