Only Passing Through: The Story of Sojourner Truth - Rilegato

Rockwell, Anne F.

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ISBN 10: 0679891862 ISBN 13: 9780679891864

Casa editrice: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 2000

Riassunto

As a former slave and abolitionist activist, Sojourner Truth went around the country in the late 19th century to tell her tale of struggle and survival in order to let others know the brutal truth about slavery and the importance of freedom for all.

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Recensione:

Reviewed in Bookselling Kids' Pick of the Lists Part Two for October 2000.

"The facts in this picture-book biography speak as eloquently as its illustrations, which have an authority and passion recalling Jacob Lawrence's Harriet and the Promised Land."—The Horn Book, Starred Review

"The look and feel of a children’s classic . . . a valuable addition to any child’s library.”
-- The New York Times

“Rockwell’s vibrant storytelling, powerful content and moving author’s note will likely send readers off to further reading about this extraordinary heroine.”
-- Publishers Weekly, Starred

"It's a powerful story, well told and handsomely set; worth of its courageous subject." -- The Horn Book Magazine, Starred

L'autore:

Anne Rockwell has been an innovator in children's books for more than 30 years and has written well over 100 books.

Gregory Christie's first book, The Palm of My Heart: Poetry by African American Children, received a Coretta Scott King Honor for illustration in 1997.

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• Editore: Alfred a Knopf Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0679891862
• ISBN 13: 9780679891864
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 34
• Disegnatore: Christie R. Gregory