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Who Was?: Heroes of Black History

6 CDs. 6:28 hrs. Listening Library. Apr. 2016. $50. ISBN 9780399567971. digital download.
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K-Gr 3—This collection includes biographies on Frederick Douglass (by April Jones Prince, read by John H. Mayer), Nelson Mandela (by Pam Pollack and Meg Belviso, read by Mark Bramhall), Rosa Parks (by Yona Zeldis McDonough, read by Adenrele Ojo), Jackie Robinson (by Gail Herman, read by Dominic Hoffman), and Harriet Beecher Stowe (by Dana Meachen Rau, read by Susan Hanfield), as well as a book about the Underground Railroad (by Yona Zeldis McDonough, read by Deana Hurst). All follow the same format: 10 chapters, beginning with an overview. The narrators conclude with a reading of the two time lines: one of the individual's life and one of world events that are somewhat connected.
VERDICT Though listeners will miss out on the many illustrations included in the print versions and might be uninterested in the long lists of dates that conclude each selection, these are solid introductions to the subjects and periods of history for a wide audience.
Reviewed by Deb Whitbeck, retired West Ottawa Public Schools, Holland, MI , Aug 01, 2016

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