Bread for words : a Frederick Douglass story / written by Shana Keller ; illustrated by Kayla Stark.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Ann Arbor, MI : Sleeping Bear Press, [2020]Description: 31 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781534110014
- 1534110011
- Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile literature
- Slaves -- Maryland -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Slaves -- Books and reading -- Maryland -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature
- Literacy -- Maryland -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature
- Writing -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature
- Abolitionists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- African American abolitionists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Biography | Douglass F. K29 | Available | 33111009821543 | ||||
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Biography | Douglass F. K29 | Available | 33111009596533 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Frederick Douglass knew where he was born but not when. He knew his grandmother but not his father. And as a young child, there were other questions, such as Why am I a slave? Answers to those questions might have eluded him but Douglass did know for certain that learning to read and to write would be the first step in his quest for freedom and his fight for equality. Told from first-person perspective, this picture-book biography draws from the real-life experiences of a young Frederick Douglass and his attempts to learn how to read and write. Author Shana Keller (Ticktock Banneker's Clock) personalizes the text for young readers, using some of Douglass's own words. The lyrical title comes from how Douglass "paid" other children to teach him.
"Frederick Douglass knew that learning to read and write would be the first step in his quest for freedom. Told from first-person perspective and using some of Douglass's own words, this biography draws from his experiences as a young boy and his attempts to learn how to read and write."-- Provided by publisher.
Ages 6-10 Sleeping Bear Press.
Includes bibliographical references.