Sojourner Truth

by Kathleen Kudlinski, Lenny Wooden (Illustrator)

Overview

Get to know the activist Sojourner Truth in this middle grade nonfiction biography of her early years!

Sojourner Truth was born into slavery under the name Isabella Bomfree. As an adult she gained freedom for herself and two of her children, then began working as a minister and renamed herself Sojourner Truth. She became an active abolitionist and women’s rights activists, giving many influential talks including her famous “Ain’t I A Woman?” speech.

This book is laced with numerous illustrations, and the back of the book includes a timeline, questions, activities, and a glossary, making it the perfect addition to a classroom or home school setting. Perfect for emerging readers, the Childhood of Famous Americans series illustrates the incredible true stories of great Americans.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780689852749
Publisher:	Aladdin
Publication date:	01/01/2003
Series:	Childhood of Famous Americans
Edition description:	Original
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	517,481
Product dimensions:	5.12(w) x 7.62(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Kathleen Kudlinski was born in Pennsylvania. When she grew up, she studied art and biology at the University of Maine. She became a science teacher, but when she stopped teaching, she tried writing. She is the author of books about Rosa Parks, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Dr. Seuss, and many more.

A Simon & Schuster illustrator.

Table of Contents

	Home in the Cellar	1
	Poor Sheep	15
	Surprising Friends	29
	Baby Slaves	43
	Give Me My Son!	58
	Wicked City	76
	The Sojourn Begins	89
	War	116
	The Fight Goes On	127
	The Last Battle	138