Ice Cream Man: How Augustus Jackson Made a Sweet Treat Better Juvenile Nonfiction Biography & Autobiography - Cultural & Regional African American & Black History - United States - 19th Century engaging narratives paired with dynamic

engaging narratives paired with dynamic

he'll have to rely on every hero he knows--including himself

It was love at first sight

practicing alchemy is a crime

In his first children's book

Ice Cream Man: How Augustus Jackson Made a Sweet Treat Better Juvenile Nonfiction Biography & Autobiography - Cultural & Regional African American & Black History - United States - 19th Century engaging narratives paired with dynamicDiscover the inspiring story of Augustus Jackson, an African American entrepreneur who is known as "the father of ice cream," in this beautifully illustrated picture book biography. Augustus Jackson was born in 1808 in Philadelphia. While most African Americans were enslaved at that time, in Pennsylvania, slavery was against the law. But while Augustus and his family were free, they were poor, and they depended on their garden and their chickens for