Author/Editor Wilkins, Verna
This book portrays the life of poet Benjamin Zephaniah. Brought up in Birmingham, Zephaniah has struggled against the odds to become Britain’s unofficial black poet Laureate.
KS2
Tamarind Books, 1998, ISBN 1870516486

Author/Editor Zephaniah, Benjamin
Strictly speaking not a book about black pioneers, but a lovely example of how children’s life-stories can be used to demonstrate diversity.
KS1/2
Frances Lincoln, 2002, ISBN 0711217645