Mae Jemison

 The Voyage of Mae Jemison

by Susan Canazares and Samantha Berger

Mae Jemison: I Wanted to Go Into Space

Jackie Robinson

 Read Aloud book: I Am Jackie Robinson

by Brad Meltzer

Jackie Robinson Steals Home

Jackie Robinson - Home Run

Ella Fitzgerald

 Little People, Big Dreams: Ella Fitzgerald

by Isabel Sanchez Vegara

Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington

It Don't Mean a Thing (If it Ain't Got That Swing)

Louis Armstrong

Just a Lucky So and So: The Story of Louis Armstrong

Hear Louis Armstrong play!

Dinah 1933

Bessie Coleman, stunt pilot

 Do you know about Bessie Coleman? She was the first female African-American pilot.

From the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum:

Flights of Fancy Storytime: Bessie Coleman

This biography has video of Bessie flying her plane:

Bessie Coleman: The First Female African-American Pilot

Happy Birthday Rosa Parks

 February 4 is the birthday of civil rights activist Rosa Parks.

 I Am Rosa Parks by Brad Meltzer

Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words

Ducksters Biography: Rosa Parks

Black History Month

 February is Black History Month.

We will be looking at the lives of some famous African-Americans this month.

Here's some information about Black History Month:

PBS Learning: Black History Month