Black History Month Collection

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Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly
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Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly
$ 17.99
Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition by Margot Lee Shetterly
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Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition by Margot Lee Shetterly
$ 8.99
The Girl with a Mind for Math: The Story of Raye Montague By Julia Finley Mosca
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The Girl with a Mind for Math: The Story of Raye Montague By Julia Finley Mosca
$ 17.99
The Doctor with an Eye for Eyes: The Story of Patricia Bath by Julia Finley Mosca
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The Doctor with an Eye for Eyes: The Story of Patricia Bath by Julia Finley Mosca
$ 17.99
Computer Decoder: Dorothy Vaughan, Computer Scientist by Andi Diehn, Illustrated by Katie Mazeika
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Computer Decoder: Dorothy Vaughan, Computer Scientist by Andi Diehn, Illustrated by Katie Mazeika
$ 9.95
This is an image of a book. It is a hardcover and is 9.9" x 8.1". It is an illustrated image of Bessie Coleman looking through a window in a spaceship out into space. The vast universe surrounds her. The title is in white. The author and illustrator, and sub-title are in yellow.
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Blast Off Into Space Like Mae Jemison by Caroline Moss, Illustrated by Sinem Erkas
$ 15.99
What Color is My World?: The Lost History of African-American Inventors by Kareem Abdul-Jabber, Raymond Obstfeld, Illustrated by Ben Boos and A.G. Ford
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What Color is My World?: The Lost History of African-American Inventors by Kareem Abdul-Jabber, Raymond Obstfeld, Illustrated by Ben Boos and A.G. Ford
$ 17.99
This is a photograph of the book Black Women in Science. It is a paperback book that is 9" x 6". The cover is an illustrated picture of Katherine Johnson, Bessie Coleman, and Mae Jemison. their portraits are in the clouds, and a space shuttle is leaving from the corner. The title and text are blue and black. There is a golden banner at the bottom with white text A Black History Book for Kids.
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Black Women in Science: A Black History Book for Kids by Kimberly Brown Pellum, PhD
$ 9.99
Dope Black Scientist T-Shirt
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Dope Black Scientist T-Shirt
$ 25.99
This full deck of cards ( with numbers and suits for actual gameplay) features 26 profiles of women and gender minorities in physics careers—including the Exploratorium's own senior physicist, Desiré Whitmore.
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Across the Spectrum: Women & Gender Minorities in Physics Careers Playing Cards
$ 12.00
A 16oz pint glass with an image of Alice Ball with chemistry symbols around the outside printed in black. A golden beer fills the clear glass to show contrast against the black printed sections
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Alice Ball Pint Glass
$ 18.95
Plush finger puppet of Bessie Coleman in her 1920's aviation attire.
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Bessie Coleman Magnetic Finger Puppet
$ 6.95
Illustrated book cover graph paper with red science and invention drawing. A young girl, Ada Twist, and her brother lookout.11.3" x 9.3" hardcover book.
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Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty
$ 17.95
Katherine Johnson Trailblazer T-Shirt
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Katherine Johnson Trailblazer T-Shirt
$ 28.00
Mae Jemison Trailblazer T-Shirt
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Mae Jemison Trailblazer T-Shirt
$ 28.00
Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry is a paperback book. It is 9.1 x 6.1  inches in dimension. The cover is white, with drawings of different space-related planets, satellites, asteroids, and black holes appear on the cover in purple, yellow, red, orange, and blue-green.   The name of the author, Neil de Grasse Tyson, The title and #1 New York Times bestseller appear in black. They appear at the top and middle of the book.
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Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry by Neil DeGrasse Tyson with Gregory Mone
$ 11.95
George Washington Carver by Tonya Bolden
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George Washington Carver by Tonya Bolden
$ 9.95
Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13 by Helaine Becker, Illustrated by Dow Phumiruk
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Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13 by Helaine Becker, Illustrated by Dow Phumiruk
$ 17.99
This is an image of a woman wearing a white shirt with the periodic table of elements of the front. She is standing in front of a colorful skateboard exhibit at the Exploratorium.
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Exploratorium Periodic Table T-Shirt Unisex
$ 24.00
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
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So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
$ 27.00
This is an image of the book Between the World and Me. It is a hardcover and is 7.5" x 5.1". The author's name, #1 New York Times Bestseller, is black text. Behind Between the World and Me is a black and white photograph of trees. There is newspaper text on the spine of the book. The background is beige.
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Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
$ 26.00
Trace: Memory, History, Race and the American Landscape by Lauret Savoy
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Trace: Memory, History, Race and the American Landscape by Lauret Savoy
$ 16.95
Photograph of a young girl in a lab coat looking at the green Botany Kit with six thriving plants growing in it.
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Botany Experimental Greenhouse
$ 39.95
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This is a product image. The box is 14.3" x 11.06" x 4.06". It is a brightly colored box with yellow, red, and turquoise. There is a drawing of three girls in the science lab coats.
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Foundation Chemistry Kit
$ 44.99