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Age Range
9 - 12
Genre
biography
Copyright Year
1994-01-01
Page Count
192
Publisher
Scholastic Paperbacks
Grade Level
4th - 7th
ISBN
9780590446914
Lexile
960
Themes
african american history
women's history

Sojourner Truth: Ain't I a Woman?

Written by Patricia and Fredrick McKissack

A biography of the civil rights and women's rights activist, Sojourner Truth. It is a discussion of her life from her youth to her death, and features photographs, profiles of her contemporaries, and more. She was a preacher,  abolitionist, and activist for the rights of African Americans and women. This book was a 1993 Coretta Scott King Honor Book.

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Age Range
9 - 12
Genre
biography
Copyright Year
1994-01-01
Page Count
192
Publisher
Scholastic Paperbacks
Grade Level
4th - 7th
ISBN
9780590446914
Lexile
960
Themes
african american history
women's history
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