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.
These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades 3–7 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.
10 books similar to Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass
- The Glorious FlightAlice Provensen
- Snowflake BentleyJacqueline Briggs Martin
- The Story of MankindHendrik Willem van Loon
- A Chair for My MotherVera B. Williams
- A Visit to William Blake's InnNancy Willard
- After the Dancing DaysMargaret Rostkowski
- AlphabaticsSuse MacDonald
- Anno's Medieval WorldMitsumasa Anno
- Anthony BurnsVirginia Hamilton
- Behave Yourself, Bethany BrantPatricia Beatty
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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).