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Books by Russell Freedman | Wonderlit

Books by Russell Freedman

26 books · Ages 6–18

Known for the Photobiographies and Houghton Mifflin Reading series, Russell Freedman writes middle grade and young adult for ages 6–18, alongside 24 standalone books, exploring themes of history, resilience & perseverance, growing up.

Series

Lincoln: A Photobiography

Photobiographies

1 book · Ages 9–13

Children of the Wild West

Houghton Mifflin Reading

1 book · Ages 8–12

Standalone Books

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Children of the Wild West

Russell Freedman

Real historical photographs reveal the daily lives of children in the American West between 1840 and 1900, showing how t

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Cowboys of the Wild West

Russell Freedman

Dusty trails and long days come to life through the true stories of the gear, clothes, and daily chores of cowboys livin

Cover of Buffalo Hunt

Russell Freedman

The Great Plains tribes relied on the buffalo for everything from food to folklore, honoring the animal through ingeniou

Cover of Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery

Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery

Russell Freedman

Archival photographs bring to life the journey of Eleanor Roosevelt as she grows from a shy, lonely child into an influe

Cover of Immigrant Kids

Russell Freedman

Young newcomers in the early 1900s face crowded cities and hard labor in this moving look at the grit and hope required

Cover of Out of Darkness: The Story of Louis Braille

Out of Darkness: The Story of Louis Braille

Russell Freedman

Blinded at age three, a determined French boy creates a system of raised dots that opens the world of reading and writin

Cover of Give Me Liberty!: The Story of the Declaration of Independence

Give Me Liberty!: The Story of the Declaration of Independence

Russell Freedman

Witness the birth of a nation through the letters, paintings, and personal stories of the people who risked everything t

Cover of Kids at Work: Lewis Hine and the Crusade Against Child Labor

Kids at Work: Lewis Hine and the Crusade Against Child Labor

Russell Freedman

A dedicated teacher uses his camera to document the harsh realities of working children, sparking a national movement fo

Cover of The War to End All Wars: World War I

The War to End All Wars: World War I

Russell Freedman

Personal accounts and striking photographs reveal the human side of the Great War through the eyes of the soldiers who l

Cover of The Voice That Challenged a Nation

The Voice That Challenged a Nation

Russell Freedman

For the child who is beginning to ask why the world isn't always fair and wants to see how a single voice can stand up a

Cover of Angel Island: Gateway to Gold Mountain

Angel Island: Gateway to Gold Mountain

Russell Freedman

The poems etched into detention cell walls reveal the hidden history of one million Asian immigrants who passed through

Cover of We Will Not Be Silent: The White Rose Student Resistance Movement That Defied Adolf Hitler

We Will Not Be Silent: The White Rose Student Resistance Movement That Defied Adolf Hitler

Russell Freedman

Siblings Hans and Sophie Scholl risk everything to lead an underground student resistance movement against the Nazi regi

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Becoming Ben Franklin

Russell Freedman

For the child who wonders how an ordinary apprentice becomes a legend, this biography explores the grit and curiosity ne

Cover of Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott

Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott

Russell Freedman

Experience the year-long Montgomery bus boycott through the courageous people who walked for equality and changed Americ

Cover of The Sinking of the Vasa

The Sinking of the Vasa

Russell Freedman

The greatest warship of 1628 was built to be a masterpiece, but it met a sudden, tragic fate on the very day of its laun

Cover of Indian Chiefs

Russell Freedman

Six powerful nineteenth-century leaders fight to preserve their ancestral lands and traditions against a changing tide o

Cover of Martha Graham, A Dancer's Life

Martha Graham, A Dancer's Life

Russell Freedman

Simple prose and striking photography follow the life of Martha Graham as she breaks tradition to invent the language of

Cover of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass: The Story Behind an American Friendship

Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass: The Story Behind an American Friendship

Russell Freedman

The most fascinating thing you'll learn is how a self-taught president and a brilliant abolitionist forged a vital frien

Cover of Vietnam

Russell Freedman

For the reader grappling with the heavy questions of war and the blurry line between duty and self-preservation.

Cover of Children of the Great Depression

Children of the Great Depression

Russell Freedman

Real diary entries and archival photographs tell the true stories of how children lived, worked, and survived during the

Cover of Babe Didrikson Zaharias: The Making of a Champion

Babe Didrikson Zaharias: The Making of a Champion

Russell Freedman

Babe Zaharias dominated everything from track to golf, proving through sheer grit that women belonged at the top of the

Cover of Confucius: The Golden Rule

Confucius: The Golden Rule

Russell Freedman

For the child curious about how to treat others with kindness and integrity. This biography introduces the foundational

Cover of Because They Marched

Because They Marched

Russell Freedman

For the teen or young adult questioning their path and seeking a deeper sense of purpose beyond societal expectations.

Cover of Lafayette and the American Revolution

Lafayette and the American Revolution

Russell Freedman

A teenage marquis defies his king to sail across the ocean and lead troops in the American Revolution before ever seeing

By Age Range

The Sinking of the Vasa

Confucius: The Golden Rule

Children of the Wild West

Cowboys of the Wild West

Lincoln: A Photobiography

Children of the Wild West

Cowboys of the Wild West

Lincoln: A Photobiography

Common Themes

History Resilience & Perseverance Growing Up Justice & Fairness Freedom & Independence Writing & Storytelling Being Different Celebrating Heritage

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Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down

Andrea Davis Pinkney

Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down

African Princess The Amazing Lives of Africa's Royal Women

African Princess The Amazing Lives of Africa's Royal Women

Freedom's Children: Young Civil Rights Activists Tell Their Own Stories

Freedom's Children: Young Civil Rights Activists Tell Their Own Stories

Many Thousand Gone: African Americans from Slavery to Freedom

Virginia Hamilton

Many Thousand Gone: African Americans from Slavery to Freedom

Steamboat School

Deborah Hopkinson

Steamboat School