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In the time of the drums

Mentu, an American-born slave boy, watches his beloved grandmother, Twi, lead the insurrection at Teakettle Creek of Ibo people arriving from Africa on a slave ship.

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Main Author:	Siegelson, Kim L.
Other Authors:	Pinkney, J. Brian (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for children, c1999.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Slave insurrections > Juvenile fiction. African Americans > Juvenile fiction. Igbo (African people) > Juvenile fiction. Grandmothers > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	Mentu, an American-born slave boy, watches his beloved grandmother, Twi, lead the insurrection at Teakettle Creek of Ibo people arriving from Africa on a slave ship.
Physical Description:	1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
ISBN:	078680436X
Author Notes:	Kim Siegelson grew up hearing the unforgettable account of Africans walking into the water near Georgia's Sapelo Island, the story upon which In The Time of the Drums is based. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia. Brian Pinkney (www.brianpinkney.net) is the illustrator of many acclaimed books for children, including the Caldecott Honor Books Duke Ellington and The Faithful Friend, among others. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his children and his wife Andrea, with whom he often collaborates on books.