Freedom Ship - Rilegato

Rappaport, Doreen

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0786806451 ISBN 13: 9780786806454

Casa editrice: Jump at the Sun, 2006

Riassunto

Samual and his family are born slaves. Every day they look beyond the harbor filled with Confederate ships, to the Atlantic Ocean, where the Union ships are--and potentially, their freedom. If only they could get to those ships somehow....Then, on May13, 1862, Samuel and his family risk it all to be free.

Based on a true story, Doreen Rappaport weaves a riveting tale of a boy and his family aboard the gunboat Planter. Captained by Robert Smalls and loaded with fellow slaves, the ship flees to the Union fleet to gain freedom from slavery and deliver much-needed ammunition to the Union Navy. Rappaport's suspenseful account, illustrated with the moody paintings of Curtis James, creates a vivid and relatable picture of this little-known tale of the civil war.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Doreen Rappaport (www.doreenrappaport.com) has written numerous award-winning books for children, including: Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a Caldecott Honor Book and Coretta Scott King Honor Book; and Abe's Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln, illustrated by Kadir Nelson. She lives and writes in upstate New York.

Curtis James (www.curtisejames.com) is an award-winning fine artist whose large-scale pastels are exhibited in museums and galleries and held in private collections throughout the country. He is the illustrator of several children's books. Mr. James lives with his wife in Pennsylvania.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Jump at the Sun
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0786806451
• ISBN 13: 9780786806454
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Disegnatore: James Curtis
• Numero di pagine: 40
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile