Words Set Me Free: The Story of Young Frederick Douglass, Hardcover/Lesa Cline-Ransome

Descriere

The inspirational, true story of how Frederick Douglass found his way to freedom one word at a time. This picture book biography chronicles the youth of Frederick Douglass, one of the most prominent African American figures in American history. Douglass spent his life advocating for the equality of all, and it was through reading that he was able to stand up for himself and others. Award-winning husband-wife team Lesa Cline-Ransome and James E. Ransome present a moving and captivating look at the young life of the inspirational man who said, ``I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong.

Despre autor

Lesa Cline-Ransome

scriitoare americană

Lesa Cline-Ransome este o autoare americană de cărți ilustrate și romane pentru copii de vârstă mijlocie, fiind cea mai cunoscută pentru cartea ilustrată biografia „Before She Was Harriet”, nominalizată la Premiul Imagine NAACP, și pentru romanul său pentru copii de vârstă mijlocie, „Finding Langston”.