Books like Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass

Looking for books like Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass by Russell Freedman (Juvenile Nonfiction · grades 3–7)? The 10 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

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10 books similar to Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass

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Why each is a match

The Glorious Flightgrades K–3
Same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction), overlapping grades (K–3), and the same era (1980s).
Snowflake Bentleygrades K–3
Same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction) and overlapping grades (K–3).
The Story of Mankindgrades 3–7
Same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction) and overlapping grades (3–7).
A Chair for My Mothergrades K–5
Overlapping grades (K–5) and the same era (1980s).
A Visit to William Blake's Inngrades K–5
Overlapping grades (K–5) and the same era (1980s).
After the Dancing Daysgrades 4–9
Overlapping grades (4–9) and the same era (1980s).
Alphabaticsgrades K–5
Overlapping grades (K–5) and the same era (1980s).
Anno's Medieval Worldgrades K–5
Overlapping grades (K–5) and the same era (1980s).
Anthony Burnsgrades 4–10
Overlapping grades (4–10) and the same era (1980s).
Behave Yourself, Bethany Brantgrades 5–8
Overlapping grades (5–8) and the same era (1980s).

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