The Real McCoy: The Life of an African-American Inventor
by Wendy Towle and Wil Clay
Born in Canada in 1844, Elijah McCoy, the son of former slaves, patented over 50... read more
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- Grade
- 1-6
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 1995
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 920L
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
- Curricular Area
- Science
- Subject Headings
- African American inventors--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Inventors
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- McCoy, Elijah
- African Americans
- African American inventors
- McCoy, Elijah, 1844-1929
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology
- African Americans--Biography
- McCoy, Elijah, 1844-1929--Juvenile literature
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