Collect Benjamin Losford And His Handy Dandy Clippers Formulated By Sonya Hollins Textbook

being rescued from a Kentucky slave plantation by his fugitiveslave father, Benjamin Losford used the skills he learned from his father to make his own way in life.
What he learned as a barber allowed him to have a skill that would span three historymaking generations of barbers,

Benjamin Losford and His Handy Dandy Clippers is an historical fiction based on the truelife story of Benjamin Losford of Edmore, Michigan, Benjamin's story inspires youth to find their gifts in life and use them to excel to places they could never have imagined,

Season Press LLC has

created this book as the first in its new imprint, Community Voices, to share the stories of those who have made significant contributions to their communities, however are unsung heroes.
It is the desire of Season Press to inspire others to seek out and highlight their own hometown heroes through the valuable resources in community libraries, museums, and archives.


Sean and Sonya Hollins used more thanyears of experience in writing and graphic design to bring this story to life, Shirley Wulff and Fran Kondek of the Pine Forest Historical Museum in Edmore shared Benjamin's story with Sonya in order to find a way to highlight their town's first African American resident, and longestrunning business in Edmore's history.


The truelife story was brought to life by illustrator Kenjji JumanneMarshall whose awardwinning skills created a book that can be enjoyed by all ages.
Guest youth editors: Shamiel, Syann and Sasha Hollins Alayna and Nya Kuhn and Malichi and Micah Grant, helped take the historical aspects of the story and make it enjoyable for young readers.
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