Pub Date: August 6, 2019
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2019020607
Lexile Code: 0980
Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 08 to 11
Physical Info: 0.30" H x 8.10" L x 5.30" W ( 0.25 lbs) 40 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography and Autobiography | Performing Arts | Theater and Musicals | African American and Black | General | History | United States 19th Century | Social Activists
Description: Aldridge, an African-American actor considered one of the greatest Shakespearean performers of the 19th century and an outspoken advocate for the abolitionist movement in the United States, is profiled in this chapter book biography. Full color.
Brief description:
Glenda Armand is the author of many picture and chapter books. She won Lee & Low's New Voices Award for the manuscript Love Twelve Miles Long. Glenda has had a long career as a teacher and school librarian. She loves reading about history and is passionate about sharing the stories of important but little-known historical figures. She lives in Los Angeles, California. To learn more, visit glenda-armand.com.