Cline-Ransome, Lesa

A biography of the early life of Frederick Douglass, one of the first leaders of the antislavery movement, discussing his childhood on as a slave child on a plantation, then at eight he was sold to Hugh and Sophia Auld in Baltimore, and explains that learning to read was the key to his freedom.

Examines the life of the legendary baseball player, who was the first African-American to pitch in a Major League World Series.

Rhyming text follows the numbers from one to ten and back again to describe how a special family quilt is made.

Explores the childhood of Pel?, discussing how a poor, Brazilian boy became one of the best soccer players in the world.

Chronicles the life and musical accomplishments of Joseph Boulogne, an African man and the son of a slave who came to eighteenth-century France to study music, describing the hardships he faced and treatment by his peers, and discussing the realization of his dream to perform in front of the king and queen.

Presents a rhyming riddle for each letter of the alphabet and includes folk art illustrations that provide clues to the answers.

Introduces the life of the African American bicycle racer who won the 1899 World Championship title.

Describes how Helen Keller used her working senses, including touch and smell, to explore the world around her.