Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).
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Frederick's Journey
by Doreen Rappaport
Illustrator: London Ladd
Ages: 6+
Published: 2015
Publisher: Jump at the Sun/Disney-Hyperion
ISBN: 978-1-4231-1438-3
Keywords: Civil Rights, Slavery, African-Americans
Taken from his mother as an infant, forced to work as a slave at age six, Frederick Douglass struggled to educate himself and grew as a leader and free man. Powerful illustrations.