Answering the cry for freedom stories of African Americans and the American Revolution
This engaging book provides a chance for young readers to learn about the death-defying attempts of black Americans to gain the inalienable rights promised in the Declaration of Independence.
| Main Author: | Woelfle, Gretchen (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Christie, R. Gregory, 1971- (Illustrator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Honesdale, Pennsylvania :
Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights,
[2016]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
This engaging book provides a chance for young readers to learn about the death-defying attempts of black Americans to gain the inalienable rights promised in the Declaration of Independence. Step into the shoes of thirteen men and women of color, and discover how the American Revolution rattled the chains of slavery. Woelfle examines the death-defying attempts of black Americans to gain the inalienable rights promised in the Declaration of Independence. By doing so they expanded the boundaries of freedom beyond the Founding Fathers' intentions. |
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| Physical Description: |
239 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm |
| Audience: |
Ages 9-12. |
| Awards: |
2017 Notable Children's Trade Book/Social Studies; Nominatons: 2017 Carter G. Woodson Honors. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-231) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781629793061 162979306X |
| Author Notes: |
R. Gregory Christie is the award-winning illustrator of over fifty children's books, including The Palm of My Heart: Poetry by African American Children , edited by Davida Adedjouma, which won a Coretta Scott King Honor for illustration, and Only Passing Through: The Story of Sojourner Truth , which was selected as a New York Times Best Illustrated Book. He lives in Decatur, Georgia, where he also owns and operates a bookstore that sells autographed children's books. gas-art.com |