Followers of the North Star: Rhymes about African American Heroes, Heroines, and Historical Times

Through poetry and beautiful illustrations, these multicultural books tell the story of many courageous Americans -- women and men who followed their dreams to create a better life ... not just for themselves, but for others as well.Poems recogize the lives of Benjamin Banneker, Harriet Tubman, the Buffalo Soldiers, Leontyne Price, and others.Altman, Susan is the author of 'Followers of the North Star: Rhymes about African American Heroes, Heroines, and Historical Times', published 1993 under ISBN 9780516451510 and ISBN 0516451510.