Bread for Words: A Frederick Douglass Story
From that moment, I understood the pathway from slavery to freedom…There would be no keeping me.

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.

1134130393
Bread for Words: A Frederick Douglass Story
From that moment, I understood the pathway from slavery to freedom…There would be no keeping me.

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.

16.99 In Stock
Bread for Words: A Frederick Douglass Story

Bread for Words: A Frederick Douglass Story

Bread for Words: A Frederick Douglass Story

Bread for Words: A Frederick Douglass Story

Hardcover

$16.99 
  • SHIP THIS ITEM
    Qualifies for Free Shipping
  • PICK UP IN STORE

    Your local store may have stock of this item.

Related collections and offers


Overview

From that moment, I understood the pathway from slavery to freedom…There would be no keeping me.

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.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781534110014
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Publication date: 01/15/2020
Pages: 32
Sales rank: 360,539
Product dimensions: 9.10(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile: 560L (what's this?)
Age Range: 7 - 8 Years

About the Author

Shana Keller grew up a middle child in Middle America wondering exactly how clouds stayed in the air. She’s traveled all over the country and some parts of Europe with her family and moved too many times to count. She’s settled in Pittsburgh for now, a city built just for kids and one that she finds secretly inspiring. One of her favorite quotes is from Benjamin Banneker. “Every day is an adventure in learning.” That said, she graduated from the University of Miami, Florida, with a degree in Communications, from UCLA’s screenwriting program, and took a course in songwriting from Berklee College of Music. Her goal is to never stop learning.

Kayla Stark is an illustrator of several books including Bread For Words: A Frederick Douglass Story (which received the Irma Black 'Honor Book' Award) and I'll Go Rhythm (which received the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Silver Award for cover illustration and design). She works in many different mediums and is constantly on the hunt for the perfect scratchy pencil texture. She lives in Nashville, TN and enjoys planning events that bring artists together.

Table of Contents

Beginning of Text Frederick Douglass – His Life Author's Note
From the B&N Reads Blog

Customer Reviews