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Frederick Douglass for Kids: His Life and Times with 21 Activities
By Nancy I. Sanders
Author’s site: www.nancyisanders.com
Book’s site: www.FrederickDouglass.wordpress.com
Purchase the book on Amazon at: http://tinyurl.com/7opjcn4
Book Synopsis
Few Americans have had as much impact on this nation as Frederick Douglass. Born on a plantation, he later escaped slavery and helped others to freedom via the Underground Railroad. In time he became a bestselling author, an outspoken newspaper editor, a brilliant orator, a tireless abolitionist, and a brave civil rights leader. He was famous on both sides of the Atlantic in the years leading up to the Civil War, and when war broke out, Abraham Lincoln invited him to the White House for counsel and advice.
Frederick Douglass for Kids follows the footsteps of this American hero, from his birth into slavery to his becoming a friend and confidant of presidents and the leading African American of his day. And to better appreciate Frederick Douglass and his times, readers will form a debating club, cook a meal similar to the one Douglass shared with John Brown, make a civil war haversack, participate in a microlending program, and more. This valuable resource also includes a time line of significant events, a list of historic sites to visit or explore online, and web resources for further study.
INTERVIEW WITH THE AUTHOR
Tradebook Tips for Teachers from Children’s Author Nancy I. Sanders
Is this book suitable for classroom use?Frederick Douglass for Kids is a great classroom resource in elementary, middle school, and high school classes on U.S. History! It’s the perfect tool for studying about the life and times of Frederick Douglass, abolitionists, the Civil War, and early civil rights leaders. It includes short biographies of key black leaders during the years before the Civil War. Its timeline of the influence of black troops during the Civil War features information never before found altogether in a children’s book. It takes facts typically only studied at the university level on this topic and presents them in a student-friendly format. It presents the life of this true American hero, Frederick Douglass, in an inspirational way to motivate students to take a stand for what they believe it and make a difference in their world just as Douglass did.
Are there any teaching resources available for use with this book?
I also write teaching resource books for Scholastic Teaching Resources, so I designed a teacher’s study guide to use with this book. These worksheets include chapter-by-chapter evaluation questions, a Civil War letter to write, a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the life of Frederick Douglass with Martin Luther King Jr., and more! You’ll find these free worksheets to download and print on the book’s website at:
www.frederickdouglass.wordpress.com/teachers-and-librarians/
I also designed a set of printable bookmarks to distribute to your stu
12 Comments on Tradebook Tips for Teachers from Children’s Author Nancy I. Sanders, last added: 6/14/2012
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Hi Karen! Thanks so much for having me here on your awesome blog!!!!
Nancy, it's my pleasure! Got a late start today, will start promoting the post now.
Enjoyed the post. Sounds like an interesting book.
Susanne, Thanks for stopping by. Nancy knows her stuff, she's the author of around 80 published books!
Nancy, I have enjoyed reading about Frederick Douglass. I think this book would be interesting to adults as well. Maybe parents should pick it up and read it to their kids at home!
Gloria
Gloria, thank you for stopping by. I agree that this would make a great book for adults also. I do reviews for some of Enslow Publishing nonficction books for children, and thoroughly enjoy them.
Terrific interview. With the tight curriculum teachers have it's so important to have educator tools along with children's books!
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Donna
Award-winning Children’s Author
Write What Inspires You Blog
Donna, that's so true. My daughter's a 4th grade teacher and their on a tight schedule. Having tools right in the books makes life easier.
Thanks for your encouraging words, Susanne, Gloria, and Donna! And yes, curriculum is tight these days. My husband Jeff is a 4th grade teacher, too, just like your daughter, Karen! They have to stick so close to the standards these days. Fortunately, learning about Frederick Douglass falls under the standards for American history, so it's automatically a great resource for the classroom!
What a coincidence. My daughter just found out she's being moved to 3rd grade in September. After 9 years in 4th grade, she's happy to move to a grade with less testing - less pressure. :)
Nancy, your book sounds like a very valuable resource for children and teachers. I would love to get a copy for my granddaughter's Nook. Is it available as an e-book? And Karen, thanks for this wonderful post.
Hi, Angela,
If you click on either the link to Nancy's website or the book's website you should be able to find out if the book is available in ebook format. Those links are above within her content.
Thanks for stopping by!