Library's review
We usually think of historic characters as discrete individuals. This book shows how the lives of Anthony and Douglass intersected across race and gender and how both benefited from their years of friendship. Author’s Note, Illustrator’s Note, Author’s Research Note, Timeline.
Genres
Lexile
800L
Publication
Charlesbridge (2014), 40 pages
Description
Discusses how a former slave and an outspoken woman, who came from two different worlds, shared deep-seated beliefs in equality and the need to fight for it.
Awards
Grand Canyon Reader Award (Nominee — Nonfiction — 2017)
Rise: A Feminist Book Project for Ages 0-18 (Selection — 2015)
Language
Original language
English
Pages
40
Physical description
40 p.; 10.25 inches
ISBN
1580895689 / 9781580895682
DDC/MDS
303.48 |
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