Sojourner Truth's Step-Stomp Stride

Sojourner Truth's Step-Stomp StrideBorn into slavery, Belle had to endure the cruelty of several masters before she escaped to freedom. But she knew she wouldn't really be free unless she was helping to end injustice. That's when she changed her name to Sojourner and began traveling across the country, demanding equal rights for black people and for women. Many people weren't ready for her message, but Sojourner was brave, and her truth was powerful. And slowly, but surely as

Born into slavery, Belle had to endure the cruelty of several masters before she escaped to freedom. But she knew she wouldn't really be free unless she was helping to end injustice. That's when she changed her name to Sojourner and began traveling across the country, demanding equal rights for black people and for women. Many people weren't ready for her message, but Sojourner was brave, and her truth was powerful. And slowly, but surely as Sojourner's step-stomp stride, America began to change.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Jump at the Sun
Published: 11/01/2009
ISBN: 9780786807673
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 11.24h x 8.84w x 0.45d
Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Charlotte Award - Nominee
Award: Jane Addams Children's Book Award - Honor Book

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 10/15/2009
Publishers Weekly 11/02/2009 pg. 51
Booklist 11/15/2009 pg. 43
School Library Journal 12/01/2009 pg. 99
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2009 pg. 35
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2010 pg. 105
New York Times Book Review 03/14/2010 pg. 15
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2010 pg. 174 - Superior,Well Above Average
Multicultural Review 08/01/2010 pg. 64

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 135431 / Sojourner Truth's Step-Stomp Stride
Reading Level: 4.2 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5