Miss Crandall's school for young ladies and little misses of color poems

Poets Elizabeth Alexander and Marilyn Nelson tell the story of Prudence Crandall's school for African American girls opened in 1833.

Main Author:	Alexander, Elizabeth, 1962-
Other Authors:	Nelson, Marilyn, 1946-, Cooper, Floyd (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Honesdale, Pa. : Wordsong, 2007.
Subjects:	Crandall, Prudence, > 1803-1890 > Juvenile poetry. Women educators > Connecticut > Juvenile poetry. Girls' schools > Connecticut > Juvenile poetry. African American students > Juvenile poetry. African American girls > Juvenile poetry. Discrimination in education > Connecticut > History > 19th century > Juvenile poetry. Children's poetry, American. Canterbury (Conn.) > Race relations > History > 19th century > Juvenile poetry.

Summary:	Poets Elizabeth Alexander and Marilyn Nelson tell the story of Prudence Crandall's school for African American girls opened in 1833.
Physical Description:	47 p. : col. ill. ; 19 x 28 cm.
ISBN:	9781590784563 (trade bdg.) 1590784561 (trade bdg.) 9781428764767 (BWI bdg.) 1428764763 (BWI bdg.)
Author Notes:	Elizabeth Alexander is a poet, essayist, playwright, and teacher, and the author of four books of poems for adults, including American Sublime , one of three finalists for the 2006 Pulitzer Prize and an ALA Notable Book of the Year. She is a professor of African American literature and culture at Yale University. Dr. Alexander lives in New Haven, Connecticut. Marilyn Nelson is a past poet laureate of the state of Connecticut and a three-time National Book Award finalist. She is the author of two award-winning books for young people, Carver: A Life in Poems and Fortune's Bones: The Manumission Requiem . She lives in East Haddam, Connecticut. Floyd Cooper (1956-2021) illustrated over 110 books for children, including Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford, for which he was awarded a Caldecott Honor, the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award, and a Sibert Honor. He was also the recipient of the CorettaScott King Award for The Blacker the Berry ; three Coretta Scott King Honors for I Have Heard of a Land , Meet Danitra Brown , and Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea ; 10 ALA Notables; and an NAACP Image Award, among other honors. Visit floydcooper.com.