Dennis Brindell Fradin, Author, Arnold Jacobs, Illustrator Margaret K. McElderry Books $16 (48p) ISBN 978-0-689-50519-5
In Fradin's enlightening work, readers will learn about the real Hiawatha. This courageous, kind man--and inspiring speaker--ensured the survival of his people for 300 years after his death. The author recounts the childhood of this celebrated...
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Dennis Brindell Fradin, Author, Cynthia von Buhler, Illustrator , illus. by Cynthia Von Buhler. Mondo $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-1-59336-006-1
Late-medieval–style panels by Von Buhler (Little Girl in a Red Dress with Cat and Dog
) give this biography a vivid sense of the world Copernicus's discovery overturned; with their static figures and gold edges, they might almost be a...
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Dennis Brindell Fradin, Author, Judith Bloom Fradin, Joint Author Clarion Books $18 (192p) ISBN 978-0-618-13349-9
Fight On!: Mary Church Terrell's Battle for Integration by Dennis Brindell Fradin and Judith Bloom Fradin recounts the tale of a girl born to slaves in 1865, who went on to become an early civil rights leader with a career spanning 60 years. Mary
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Dennis Brindell Fradin, Author, Michael McCurdy, Illustrator Walker & Company $22.95 (160p) ISBN 978-0-8027-8849-8
The Signers: The 56 Stories Behind the Declaration of Independence by Dennis Brindell Fradin, with Michael McCurdy's signature scratchboard illustrations, profiles the 56 men who made the document. The handsomely designed volume organizes the ...
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Dennis Brindell Fradin, Author, Dennis Brindell Fradin, Illustrator Clarion Books $21 (224p) ISBN 978-0-395-97017-1
Adhering closely to the facts, often using primary source quotes, Fradin (Ida B. Wells) delivers 12 riveting accounts of daring escapes from slavery. Fradin illustrates a broad spectrum of flights, beginning with two accountsDfrom Mary Prince and...
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Judith Bloom Fradin, Joint Author, Dennis Brindell Fradin, Author . Clarion $21 (224p) ISBN 978-0-618-50436-7
This remarkable team (Ida B. Wells: Mother of the Civil Rights Movement
) aptly captures the shaping of Jane Addams's (1860–1935) character. The authors focus on her inspiration for and her own contribution to the settlement house movement
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Dennis Brindell Fradin and Judith Bloom Fradin. Clarion, $17.99 (192p) ISBN 978-0-547-00695-6
This accessible and entertaining biography of the gifted, energetic, and ambitious African-American author of Their Eyes Were Watching God engages the dreams, challenges, and accomplishments of Hurston, who garnered some recognition during her...
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