"Brave. Black. First.: 50+ African American Women Who Changed the World" by Erin K. Robinson celebrates the extraordinary contributions of over fifty African American women throughout history. This inspiring book highlights a diverse array of figures—activists, artists, scientists, and more—who have broken barriers and made significant impacts in their respective fields. Each profile showcases their achievements, struggles, and the legacy they leave behind, encouraging readers to recognize the strength and resilience of women of color. The book serves as both an educational resource and a source of inspiration, empowering young girls and women to embrace their own potential. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is part of a book series called Women Who Changed the World .

This book is aimed at children at US 3rd grade-7th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

There are 128 pages in this book. This book was published in 2023 by Random House USA Inc .

Cheryl Willis Hudson is the author of a dozen books for children, including Bright Eyes, Brown Skin (coauthored with Bernette G. Ford) and Come by Here , Lord: Everyday Prayers for Children . She says that Hands Can was inspired by her own children. "I was amazed by the versatility, dexterity, utility, and even gracefulness of such small fingers," she says. "I began to see hands as marvelous works of art, and I wanted to somehow capture that vision in a children's book. " John-Francis Bourke was born in Dublin, Ireland, and now works in New York City. His photographs have been published in GQ , TV Guide , ESPN The Magazine , Nick Jr. , Parenting , and Parents . He says, "Photographing people provides me with a constant stream of new faces, new words, new conversation - it never gets old. Photographing children gives you all that, plus innocence and curiosity. Wonderful!" This is his first book for children.