Sojourner Truth fought tirelessly for African American and womens rights. Find out how a young girl named Isabella rose from slavery, changed her name, and made her voice heard across the United States.
Suzanne Buckingham Slade is the award-winning author of over 80 books for children. She holds a Mechanical Engineering degree and worked in the engineering field before starting her writing career. Ms. Slade lives near Chicago with her husband, two children, and purse-sized dog named Corduroy. She spends most days doing what she loves - dreaming up new story ideas, reading new children's books, researching, and best of all - writing! She also enjoys visiting schools and sharing her love of books.
Learn more about the author at www.suzanneslade.com
Find out about her popular virtual school visits by visiting Skype an Author Network.
Book awards include:
THE HOUSE THAT GEORGE BUILT (Charlesbridge, coming out in 2012)
*Junior Library Guild Selection
CLIMBING LINCOLN'S STEPS (Albert Whitman, 2010)
*2011 Paterson Prize for Books for Young People (PreK-3 category)
*2011 Notable Social Studies Trade Books For Young People
*Available in most Scholastic School Book Fairs
MULTIPLY ON THE FLY
*2011 Eureka! Silver Honor Book
WHAT'S NEW AT THE ZOO?
*2011 Teachers' Choice Children's Book Award
WHAT IF THERE WERE NO OTTERS?
*2011 Silver Moonbeam Children's Book Award
FROM SEED TO APPLE TREE
*2010 Blueberry Award Winner
SUSAN B. ANTHONY, FIGHTER FOR FREEDOM AND EQUALITY
*2008 Amelia Bloomer Recommended Titles List
