A voice of her own the story of Phillis Wheatley, slave poet
A biography of an African girl brought to New England as a slave in 1761 who became famous on both sides of the Atlantic as the first Black poet in America.
| Main Author: | Lasky, Kathryn. |
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| Other Authors: | Lee, Paul (Illustrator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Cambridge, Mass. :
Candlewick Press,
2003.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: |
A biography of an African girl brought to New England as a slave in 1761 who became famous on both sides of the Atlantic as the first Black poet in America. |
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| Physical Description: |
[38] p. : col. ill. ; 31 cm. |
| ISBN: |
0763602523 (alk. paper) |
| Author Notes: |
She has written more than seventy books for children and young adults on everything from historical fiction to picture books and nonfiction books including the Dear America books and the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series. Many of her books are illustrated with photographs by her husband, Christopher Knight. She has received many awards for her titles including Sugaring Time which was a Newberry Honor Book; The Night Journey which won the National Jewish Book Award for Children; Pageant which was an ALA Notable Children's book; and Beyond the Burning Time which was an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. She has also received the Washington Post's Children's Book Guild Award for her contribution to children's nonfiction. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (Bowker Author Biography) |