{"product_id":"jackie-ormes-isbn-9781731648785","title":"Jackie Ormes","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLearn about Jackie Ormes’ fascinating life, who became the first syndicated female African American cartoonist, in the kids book Jackie Ormes, part of the Leaders Like Us African American childrens books series. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiscover how Jackie used her comics to challenge stereotypes about black people and culture, and her designs that took America by storm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStorybook Features:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis children’s book includes reading\/teaching tips, discussion questions, a timeline, and extension activity to develop reading comprehension skills.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e24 pages with vibrant illustrations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLexile 680L\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout Rourke\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe proudly publish respectful and relevant non-fiction and fiction titles that represent our diverse readers, and are designed to support reading on a level that has no limits!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e | \u003cdiv\u003eIn this biography, you'll meet an important leader in comics—Jackie Ormes. Jackie wanted to change the world with her art. As the first African American female cartoonist, she used her comic strips to challenge stereotypes about Black people, especially women.\u003c\/div\u003e | \u003cdiv\u003eThese new picture-book biographies in the Leaders like Us series (written and illustrated by Black women) place a well-deserved spotlight on lesser-known Black Americans who were leaders in their fields. Civil rights activism, journalism, and politics are discussed in Charlotta Bass, which describes the impressive accomplishments of this Rhode Island native as she published her own newspaper for Black Americans and became a Vice Presidential nominee in 1952. Jackie Ormes introduces fashionable comics creator Ormes, who kicked stereotypes to the curb with her popular comics (the first by a Black woman to be nationally syndicated) featuring smart, successful, and attractive Black characters, like Torchy Brown. Leland Melvin highlights Melvin’s unlikely career as an NFL player and astronaut—truly the American dream—and draws attention to his passion for space science and inspiring youth. Readers enter the NASCAR circuit in Wendell Scott, where they’ll see impressive driving unfortunately hampered by racism; Scott saw his first-place trophy in the 1963 Grand National Series race—the first won by any Black driver—awarded to a white man instead, a slight finally corrected in 2010. Occasionally the writing lacks smooth transitions, but all the books give a clear sense of their subjects, the importance of their work, and obstacles they overcame. Welcoming, full-page illustrations, reading-comprehension questions, and an activity prompt round out each title in this worthwhile series. —Booklist, Fall 2021\u003c\/div\u003e | \u003cdiv\u003eJackie wanted to change the world with her art. She used her comic strips to challenge stereotypes about Black people, especially women. The comics she made and the dolls she designed took America by storm. Meet an important leader—Jackie Ormes. \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Discovery Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48994083078373,"sku":"NP9781731648785","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/O_47dd8ce0-f0c4-4aac-972f-616340ba6fcb.jpg?v=1778259978","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/jackie-ormes-isbn-9781731648785","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}