Chasing Freedom: The Life Journeys of Harriet Tubman and Susan B. Anthony, Inspired by Historical Facts (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780439793384)

Nikki Grimes offers a glimpse into the inspiring lives of Susan B. Anthony and Harriet Tubman, with breathtaking illustrations by Michele Wood

What if Harriet Tubman and Susan B. Anthony sat down over tea to reminisce about their extraordinary lives? What would they recall of their triumphs and struggles as they fought to achieve civil rights for African Americans and equal rights for women? And what other historical figures played parts in their stories? These questions led Coretta Scott King Award winner Nikki Grimes to create CHASING FREEDOM, an engaging work of historical fiction about two of the nineteenth century's most powerful, and inspiring, American women. With breathtaking illustrations by Coretta Scott King Award winner Michele Wood, CHASING FREEDOM richly imagines the experiences of Tubman and Anthony, set against the backdrop of the Underground Railroad, the Civil War, and the Women's Suffrage Movement. Additional back matter invites curious young readers to further explore this period in history--and the larger-than-life figures who lived it.

Author: Nikki Grimes
ISBN-10: 0439793386
ISBN-13: 9780439793384
Publisher: Orchard Books
Language: English
Published: 01/06/2015
Pages: 56
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 11.00h x 9.10w x 0.40d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.8
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 173560 / Chasing Freedom: The Life Journeys of Harriet Tubman and Susan B. Anthony, Inspired by Historical Fa


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2014
Publishers Weekly 11/17/2014
School Library Journal 01/01/2015 pg. 122
Shelf Awareness 01/23/2015
New York Times Book Review 02/08/2015 pg. 22
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2015