A review by kylasedai
Frederick Douglass: The Lion Who Wrote History by Walter Dean Myers

3.0

A very well-written retelling of the early life and career of Frederick Douglass. (It's light on a lot of what happened after his rise to fame, just giving broad sketches - so I can't quite call it a biography.) Of course, it's Walter Dean Myers, so of course the writing will be excellent. And the illustrations are absolutely stunning.
Included a few details I hadn't previously known, and provides a strong narrative arc focused on reading and the power of words.