Our founders, reformers, and leaders braved tremendous challenges to establish democracy in America. Authentic documents, easy-to-read text, and history illustrations create compelling portraits of early American life.
Mélina Mangal writes picture books, biographies, and short stories that focus on connections with nature and culture. She is the author of The Vast Wonder of the World: Biologist Ernest Everett Just, winner of the Carter G. Woodson Award, Jayden’s Impossible Garden, named One of the Best Children's Books of the Year by Bank Street Center for Children’s Literature, and the sequel, Jayden’s Secret Ingredient. Her latest YA short story appears in Boundless: Twenty Voices Celebrating Multicultural and Multiracial Identities. Mélina also works as a school library media teacher in Minneapolis, spreading book love daily.
Let Freedom Ring is an informative read on a 16th century religious reformer who lived by her own principles even if it meant being exiled from her community. This would be a nice addition to any elementary or middle school classroom or library.