Scholastic Reader Level 4: Great Black Heroes: Five Brilliant Scientists: Five Brilliant Scientists (Level 4), Paperback/Lynda Jones

Accessible text describes the early lives and notable achievements of Susan McKinney Steward, the first black female doctor in New York State; George Washington Carver, the world-famous agricultural scientist; Ernest Just, a marine biologist; Percy Julian, an outstanding chemist; and Shirley Jackson, a nuclear physicist.