Pub Date: December 29, 2015
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2015036607
Lexile Code: 0600
Features: Bibliography, Maps, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 08 to 12
Physical Info: 0.30" H x 7.40" L x 5.10" W ( 0.25 lbs) 112 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography and Autobiography | Social Activists | Women | Historical
Series: Who Was?
Description: "Almost 100 years before Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat, Sojourner Truth was mistreated by a streetcar conductor. She took him to court--and won! Before she was Sojourner Truth, she was known simply as Belle. Born a slave in New York sometime around 1797, she was later sold and separated from her family. Even after she escaped from slavery, she knew her work was not yet done. She changed her name and traveled, inspiring everyone she met and sharing her story until her death in 1883 at age eighty-six. In this easy-to-read biography, Yona Zeldis McDonough continues to share that remarkable story"--