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Age Range
4 - 8
Genre
biography
Copyright Year
2016-01-05
Page Count
32
Publisher
Orchard Books
Grade Level
Pre-K - 3rd
ISBN
9780545399968
Lexile
560

Two Friends: Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass

Written by Dean Robbins and Illustrated by Sean Qualls & Selina Alko

Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass chat over tea about their efforts to win rights for women and African Americans.

Some people had rights, while others had none. Why shouldn't they have them, too? Two friends, Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass, get together for tea and conversation. They recount their similar stories fighting to win rights for women and African Americans. The premise of this particular exchange between the two is based on a statue in their hometown of Rochester, New York, which shows the two friends having tea Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass chat over tea about their efforts to win rights for women and African Americans. 

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Age Range
4 - 8
Genre
biography
Copyright Year
2016-01-05
Page Count
32
Publisher
Orchard Books
Grade Level
Pre-K - 3rd
ISBN
9780545399968
Lexile
560
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