James Ransome

Tom enjoys the thrill of riding his brand new bicycle, and then shares it with a friend.

Every single morning, the overseer of the plantation rings the bell. Daddy gathers wood. Mama cooks. Ben and the other slaves go out to work. Each day is the same. Full of grueling work and sweltering heat. Every day, except one, when the bell rings and Ben is nowhere to be found. Because Ben ran. Yet, despite their fear and sadness, his family remains hopeful that maybe, just maybe, he made it North. That he is free. An ode to hope and a powerful...

"Words Set Me Free is the inspiring story of young Frederick Douglass's path to freedom through reading"--

A young girl and her grandmother visit the girl's father in prison.

A lush and lyrical biography of Harriet Tubman, written in verse. An evocative poem and opulent watercolors come together to honor a woman of humble origins whose courage and compassion make her larger than life.

A New York Harbor tugboat captain and his family take the tug up the Hudson River to pick up and tow the barge carrying the enormous Christmas tree that will be displayed at Rockefeller Center.

Examines the life of the legendary baseball player, who was the first African-American to pitch in a Major League World Series.

The author integrates Lincoln's famous words into the narrative, revealing the inspiration and determination that led to his greatest achievements.