Frederick's Journey: The Life of Frederick Douglass (Disney/Jump at the Sun)

Frederick Douglass was born a slave. He was taken from his mother as a baby, and separated from his grandparents when he was six. He suffered hunger and abuse, but miraculously, he learned how to read. Frederick read newspapers left in the street, and secretly collected spellings from neighborhood children. Words, he knew, would set him free. 

When Frederick was twenty, he escaped to the North, where he spread his abolitionist beliefs through newspaper articles, autobiographies, and speeches. He believed that all people-regardless of color or gender-were entitled to equal rights. It is Douglass's words, as well as his life, that still provide hope and inspiration across generations.

Reviews:

“Ladd’s powerful and dramatic full-bleed art is richly textured and detailed…A fittingly inspirational tribute to a most praiseworthy man. ~ Kirkus, starred review

Awards/Honors:

• Award from the Academia Norteameriana de Lengua Espanol

• ALA Notable Children’s Book

• New York Public Library Recommendations List

• Kids’ Indie Next List

• Horn Book’s List of Recommended Picture Book Biographies

• Society of Illustrators Original Art Show

• Junior Library Guild selection