THE DEBUT CHILDRENS BOOK FROM AWARDWINNING AND BESTSELLING AUTHOR AND ACTOR PATERSON JOSEPH.MEET THE TEN ... Goddaughter to the Queen of England. Human rights activist. Librarian and author. Former slave . . . These ten inspiring children grew up in a time when slavery was still legal in most of the world and people who looked like them werent expected to become important. But they did! The ten all went on to change the world through their acts of rebellion, bravery and adventure that helped secure their freedom and the freedom of so many from slavery.But how did these inspirational people change the world? To answer that, well have to go back in time and met the ten aged ten, where their stories truly began . . . Meet Seaman William Brown, real name unknown, whos love of adventure finds her sneaking aboard a British Royal Navy ship disguised as a man to explore the world beyond Grenada. Get to know Ira Frederick Aldridge as he joins the Free African Americans School in New York and discovers his love of performing. Celebrate Billy Sanchos tenth birthday around the corner from Downing Street, London. Little does he know that he will become the first black librarian. Return to Africa with Omoba Ina (know as Sara Forbes Bonetta), who has been sent to Sierra Leone by her godmother Queen Victoria, to become a missionary. Discover the untold stories of these remarkable children as well as Phillis Wheatley, Ira Frederick Aldridge, Dido Elizabeth Belle, John Edmonstone, William...
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THE DEBUT CHILDRENS BOOK FROM AWARDWINNING AND BESTSELLING AUTHOR AND ACTOR PATERSON JOSEPH.MEET THE TEN ... Goddaughter to the Queen of England. Human rights activist. Librarian and author. Former slave . . . These ten inspiring children grew up in a time when slavery was still legal in most of the world and people who looked like them werent expected to become important. But they did! The ten all went on to change the world through their acts of rebellion, bravery and adventure that helped secure their freedom and the freedom of so many from slavery.But how did these inspirational people change the world? To answer that, well have to go back in time and met the ten aged ten, where their stories truly began . . . Meet Seaman William Brown, real name unknown, whos love of adventure finds her sneaking aboard a British Royal Navy ship disguised as a man to explore the world beyond Grenada. Get to know Ira Frederick Aldridge as he joins the Free African Americans School in New York and discovers his love of performing. Celebrate Billy Sanchos tenth birthday around the corner from Downing Street, London. Little does he know that he will become the first black librarian. Return to Africa with Omoba Ina (know as Sara Forbes Bonetta), who has been sent to Sierra Leone by her godmother Queen Victoria, to become a missionary. Discover the untold stories of these remarkable children as well as Phillis Wheatley, Ira Frederick Aldridge, Dido Elizabeth Belle, John Edmonstone, William...
Binding: Paperback;256 pages; Publisher: Hachette UK Distribution; Classification: YNH; Weight: 350 g; Dimensions: 129 x 197 x 21
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