Awards
- Short-listed for Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award (Grades 3-5) 2015
Overview
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.”
Full Product Details
Author: Lesa Cline-Ransome ,
James E. Ransome
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Imprint: Paula Wiseman Books
Dimensions:
Width: 21.60cm
, Height: 0.80cm
, Length: 27.90cm
Weight: 0.431kg
ISBN: 9781416959038
ISBN 10: 1416959033
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 06 August 2020
Recommended Age: From 5 to 9 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Awaiting stock
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Reviews
This talented team has created a concise, accessible, beautifully illustrated book based on Douglass s Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. Rich acrylic and oil paintings depict plantation life (poorly clothed slave children kneeling before troughs, devouring cornmeal mush like livestock) and the strong emotions of the people (a young Frederick being transported with hands tied behind his back, lest he escape). This handsome volume is recommended for slightly older audiences than William Miller and Cedric Lucas s Frederick Douglass: The Last Day of Slavery (Lee & Low, 1995). -- School Library Journal , January 2012 *STARRED REVIEW
Words Set Me Free: The Story of Young Frederick Douglass By Lesa Cline-Ransome and illustrated by James E. Ransome (Paula Wiseman; ISBN 9781416959038; January 2012; Spring catalog p. 2) The author and illustrator, a husband-and-wife team who collaborated previously on Satchel Paige, base their biography of young Douglass on his Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. Using the first person, they describe Douglass s arduous early life as the spurned son of his master, forced to live apart from his slave mother. Visceral, intimate and plainly told, this story is sure to move young children, and also motivate them to read more. -- New York Times Book Review, February 12, 2012
Words Set Me Free: The Story of Young Frederick Douglass<p><p> By Lesa Cline-Ransome and illustrated by James E. Ransome<p><p> (Paula Wiseman; ISBN 9781416959038; January 2012; Spring catalog p. 2)<p><p><p><p> The author and illustrator, a husband-and-wife team who collaborated previously on Satchel Paige, base their biography of young Douglass on his Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. Using the first person, they describe Douglass's arduous early life as the spurned son of his master, forced to live apart from his slave mother. Visceral, intimate and plainly told, this story is sure to move young children, and also motivate them to read more. <p><p><p> -- New York Times Book Review , February 12, 2012
Author Information
Lesa Cline-Ransome is the author of many award-winning and critically acclaimed nonfiction books for young readers, including Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams; My Story, My Dance: Robert Battle’s Journey to Alvin Ailey; and Before She Was Harriet. She is also the author of the novel Finding Langston, which received a Coretta Scott King Honor Award and five starred reviews. She lives in the Hudson Valley region of New York. Learn more at LesaClineRansome.com. James E. Ransome’s highly acclaimed illustrations for Before She Was Harriet received the 2018 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor. His other award-winning titles include the Coretta Scott King winner The Creation; Coretta Scott King Honor Book Uncle Jed’s Barbershop; Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt; and Let My People Go, winner of the NAACP Image Award. He frequently collaborates with his wife, author Lesa Cline-Ransome. One of their recent titles is Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams, which received four starred reviews and was an ALA Notable Children’s Book. James is a professor and coordinator of the MFA Illustration Graduate Program at Syracuse University. He lives in New York’s Hudson River Valley region with his family. Visit James at JamesRansome.com.
