Bread for words
Type
Label
Bread for words
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Bread for words
Medium
electronic resource
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Summary
Frederick Douglass knew where he was born but not when. He knew his grandmother but not his father. And as a young child, there were other questions, such as Why am I a slave? Answers to those questions might have eluded him but Douglass did know for certain that learning to read and to write would be the first step in his quest for freedom and his fight for equality. Told from first-person perspective, this picture-book biography draws from the real-life experiences of a young Frederick Douglass and his attempts to learn how to read and write. Author Shana Keller (Ticktock Banneker's Clock) personalizes the text for young readers, using some of Douglass's own words. The lyrical title comes from how Douglass "paid" other children to teach him. Told from first-person perspective, this picture-book biography draws from the real-life experiences of a young Frederick Douglass and his attempts to learn how to read and write. Author Shana Keller (Ticktock Banneker's Clock) personalizes the text for young readers, using some of Douglass's own words. The lyrical title comes from how Douglass "paid" other children to teach him. Author/Illustrator biography
Target audience
juvenile
Classification
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Subject
- African American abolitionists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile literature
- Electronic books
- Writing -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature
- Abolitionists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Literacy -- Maryland -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature
- Slaves + Books and reading -- Maryland -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature
- Slaves -- Maryland -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
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- Subject8
- African American abolitionists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile literature
- Electronic books
- Writing -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature
- Abolitionists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Literacy -- Maryland -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature
- Slaves + Books and reading -- Maryland -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature
- Slaves -- Maryland -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
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- Author1