At the beginning of the nineteenth century, approximately one million people of African descent were slaves in the United States, and this number rose to almost four million by the beginning of the Civil War in 1861. Sold like cattle, slaves belonged to the highest bidder. Their lives were sad and often short. There was, however, a small number who, through sheer bravery and perseverance, managed to buy their freedom. My Family Shall Be Free! Is the amazing and powerful true story of one such hero, Peter Still.On a summer night around 1860, Peter's mother made the difficult decision to flee north with her baby daughters, leaving Peter and his brother Levin behind in Slavery. After more than forty years in bondage, Peter bought his freedom, then searched for and found his mother -- and the younger brothers and sisters he never knew he had up north. Then risking his own precious liberty and safety, Peter returned to the South to set in motion the events leading to freedom for his wife and children. In clear and simple language, Dennis Brindell Fradin brings to light a poignant and inspirational story about one man's drive, patience, and endurance in the face of inhumanity.

My Family Shall Be Free: The Life of Peter Still

Fradin, Dennis B.

Children's Books

Harpercollins Childrens Books

Tony wants his grandfather to stay longer during a holiday visit. He also wants to find a home for a pregnant stray dog.

Bad luck Tony: Story

PRENTICE/HALL

Presents brief biographies of twenty children from different places and times who gained fame in childhood for their unusual talents and remarkable achievements.

Remarkable Children: Twenty Who Made History

Teen & Young Adult

Little,Brown & Co

A simple biography of the nineteenth-century Frenchman who as a boy created a system by which the blind could read

Louis Braille: The Blind Boy Who Wanted to Read (Remarkable Children Series)

Biographies

Silver Burdett Pr

Louis Braille: The Blind Boy Who Wanted To Read (Remarkable Children)

Silver Burdett Press

Tells the story of the Spanish girl who discovered the first known prehistoric cave paintings

Maria De Sautuola: Discoverer of the Bulls in the Cave (Remarkable Children Series, #2)

The true story of Marâia de Sautuola, an eight-year-old Spanish girl who discovered the first known prehistoric cave paintings in 1879 while working with her father in Altamira Cave.

Maria De Sautuola: The Bulls in the Cave (Remarkable Children Series, 2)

Mary Anning: The Fossil Hunter (Remarkable Children)

A biography of the young English girl who made a major fossil discovery at age eleven and grew up to be one of the world's foremost fossil hunters

Offers a biographical account of the life of Mary Anning, the English girl who, at the age of eleven, made a major fossil discovery--the first complete skeleton of the "fish lizard"--and who grew up to become a world renowned fossil hunter. Simultaneous.

Sacagawea: The Journey to the West (Remarkable Children)

The true story of a Shoshoni Indian girl who served as interpreter, peacemaker, and guide for the Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Northwest in 1805-1806.

Silver Pr

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Books by Fradin, Dennis B.

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My Family Shall Be Free: The Life of Peter Still

Bad luck Tony: Story

Remarkable Children: Twenty Who Made History

Louis Braille: The Blind Boy Who Wanted to Read (Remarkable Children Series)

Louis Braille: The Blind Boy Who Wanted To Read (Remarkable Children)

Maria De Sautuola: Discoverer of the Bulls in the Cave (Remarkable Children Series, #2)

Maria De Sautuola: The Bulls in the Cave (Remarkable Children Series, 2)

Mary Anning: The Fossil Hunter (Remarkable Children)

Mary Anning: The Fossil Hunter (Remarkable Children)

Sacagawea: The Journey to the West (Remarkable Children)