Full name: Frederick Douglass: The Lion Who Wrote History

Author: Walter Dean Myers Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Children, Picture books, Biographies, Non Fiction, History Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780060277093 0060277092

In this picture book biography, the late New York Times bestselling author Walter Dean Myers and acclaimed artist Floyd Cooper take readers on an inspiring journey through the life of Frederick Douglass. Frederick Douglass was a self-educated slave in the South who grew up to become an icon. He was a leader of the abolitionist movement, a celebrated writer, an esteemed speaker, and a social reformer, proving that, as he said, "Once you learn to read, you will be forever free." The story of one of America's most revered figures is brought to life by the text of award-winning author Walter Dean Myers and the sweeping, lush illustrations of artist Floyd Cooper. Similar books: Before She Was Harriet by Lesa Cline-Ransome Frederick's Journey by Doreen Rappaport Only Passing Through by Anne Rockwell Fifty Cents and a Dream by Jabari Asim The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch by Chris Barton Dear Benjamin Banneker by Andrea Davis Pinkney Harriet Tubman by Catherine Clinton Talkin' About Bessie by Nikki Grimes She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton I Dissent by Debbie Levy Rosa by Nikki Giovanni Separate Is Never Equal by Duncan Tonatiuh She Persisted Around the World by Chelsea Clinton Poet by Don Tate The Oldest Student by Rita Lorraine Hubbard The Youngest Marcher by Cynthia Levinson The Librarian of Basra by Jeanette Winter Planting Stories by Anika Aldamuy Denise Elizabeth Leads the Way by Tanya Lee Stone The Case for Loving by Selina Alko