Frederick Douglass for Kids: His Life and Times, with 21 Activities Volume 41 Contributor(s): Sanders, Nancy I. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1569767173 ISBN-13: 9781569767177 Publisher: Chicago Review Press
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Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 19th Century |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2011050092 |
Age Level: 9-12 |
Grade Level: 4-7 |
Lexile Measure: 1100(Not Available) |
Series: For Kids |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 11" W x 8.4" L (1.15 lbs) 144 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Black History |
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents |
Review Citations: Booklist 06/01/2012 pg. 82 School Library Journal 07/01/2012 pg. 101 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Few Americans have had as much impact on this nation as Frederick Douglass. Born on a plantation, he later escaped slavery and helped others to freedom via the Underground Railroad. In time he became a bestselling author, an outspoken newspaper editor, a brilliant orator, a tireless abolitionist, and a brave civil rights leader. He was famous on both sides of the Atlantic in the years leading up to the Civil War, and when war broke out, Abraham Lincoln invited him to the White House for counsel and advice. Frederick Douglass for Kids follows the footsteps of a true hero, one of the leading African Americans of his day. And to better appreciate Douglass and his times, readers will: - form a debating club- create a sailor's tarpaulin hat and cravat that Douglass wore during his escape - make a Civil War haversack- participate in a microlending programand more |
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