Picture Book of Frederick Douglass, A |
Publication Information
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Author: Adler, David |
Illustrator: Byrd, Samuel |
Title: Picture Book of Frederick Douglass, A |
Date: 1993 |
Publisher: Holiday House |
City: New York, NY |
ISBN, paperback: 0-8234-1002-1 |
ISBN, hardback: |
Recommended audience:
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ABE/ABLE:
Yes |
ESOL:
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Family:
Yes |
Young Adult:
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Picture:
Yes |
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General Information:
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Book Type(s):
biography and autobiography, nonfiction
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HSE Descriptor(s):
social studies
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Summary: |
This engaging biography tells the life story of the civil rights leader Frederick Douglass and the role he played in a turbulent time of the United States. The book ends with author's notes and a timeline. The Adler biographies are well written and accessible, which make them appropriate reading for almost all students. |
Teaching Ideas: |
Students may want to work through the timeline of Douglass' life and compare it with other dates and events of history. For example, students may read Lawrence's Harriet and the Promised Land, research Tubman's dates, and juxtapose the two timelines. Students may want to write a response to these questions: What role did literacy play in the lives of downtrodden and persecuted people in the 19th century? What role does it play today? The book would fit well with Paulsen's Nightjohn or other slavery books, or it would function well in a unit on important American heroes.
www.cr.nps.gov/csd/exhibits/douglass |
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