9780763696504 - Northbound: A Train Ride Out of Segregation di Bandy, Michael S.; Stein, Eric (29 risultati)

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Hardcover. Condizione: new. Ransome, James E. (illustratore). Hardcover. On his first train ride, Michael meets a new friend from the whites only carbut finds they can hang together for only part of the tripin the last story in a trilogy about the authors life growing up in the segregated South.Michael and his granddaddy always stop working to watch the trains as they rush by their Alabama farm on the way to distant places. One day Michael gets what hes always dreamed of: his first train journey, to visit cousins in Ohio! Boarding the train in the bustling station, Michael and his grandma follow the conductor to the car with the colored only sign. But when the train pulls out of Atlanta, the signs come down, and a boy from the next car runs up to Michael, inviting him to explore. The two new friends happily scour the train together and play in Bobby Rays caruntil the conductor calls out Chattanooga! and abruptly ushers Michael back to his grandma for the rest of the ride. How could the rules be so changeable from state to stateand so unfair? Based on author Michael Bandys own recollections of taking the train as a boy during the segregation era, this story of a childs magical first experience is intercut with a sense of baffling injustice, offering both a hopeful tale of friendship and a window into a dark period of history that still resonates today. "On his first train ride, Michael meets a new friend from the "whites only" car, but finds they can hang together for only part of the trip."--Provided by publisher. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Hardback. Condizione: New. Ransome, James E. (illustratore). On his first train ride, Michael meets a new friend from the "whites only" car-but finds they can hang together for only part of the trip-in the last story in a trilogy about the author's life growing up in the segregated South.Michael and his granddaddy always stop working to watch the trains as they rush by their Alabama farm on the way to distant places. One day Michael gets what he's always dreamed of: his first train journey, to visit cousins in Ohio! Boarding the train in the bustling station, Michael and his grandma follow the conductor to the car with the "colored only" sign. But when the train pulls out of Atlanta, the signs come down, and a boy from the next car runs up to Michael, inviting him to explore. The two new friends happily scour the train together and play in Bobby Ray's car-until the conductor calls out "Chattanooga!" and abruptly ushers Michael back to his grandma for the rest of the ride. How could the rules be so changeable from state to state-and so unfair? Based on author Michael Bandy's own recollections of taking the train as a boy during the segregation era, this story of a child's magical first experience is intercut with a sense of baffling injustice, offering both a hopeful tale of friendship and a window into a dark period of history that still resonates today. Read more Continue reading Read less REVIEWIn these lushly illustrated watercolor and collage images, Ransome effectively captures the boys' kinship amid the senseless, racist Jim Crow laws that separate them. The bucolic landscape outside the train's windows sharply conflicts with the train conductor's removal of Michael from the White car. Backmatter addresses the laws that created this unjust travel condition, beginning in 1887 with the Interstate Commerce Act.Painful history portrayed honestly and beautifully to help children understand the very personal impact of racism.-Kirkus Reviews (starred review)The team behind Granddaddy's Turn introduces readers to the cruelty of U.S. segregation through the eyes of a child.Vivid, tightly focused watercolor portraits by Ransome straightforwardly convey the racist policy's effect on two children, and Bandy and Stein let Michael draw his own thoughtful conclusions in this narrative: "It just didn't make any sense at all."-Publishers Weekly Online (starred review)Ransome's watercolor scenes balance the details of train travel that so excited the characters (and will doubtless intrigue even a current Amtrak audience), with understated tracking of the boys' unfolding friendship.This is a good discussion starter for young listeners who may confront lines not of their making and mixed messages about crossing them.-Bulletin of the Center for Children's BooksIn this picture book set in the 1960s (and inspired by the author's childhood memories), Michael and his granddaddy are fascinated by the powerful trains that rush by their Alabama farm going North.In his signature watercolor style with collage, Ransome per.

Hardcover. Condizione: New. Ransome, James E. (illustratore).

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. Ransome, James E. (illustratore). First Printing. Tall color pictorial laminated hardcover, illustrated endpapers, unpaginated [about 40 pp.], full color illustrations by James E. Ransome throughout. First Printing, number "1" present in print number line. Minimal wear, unmarked, tight binding, nice jacket. "On his first train ride, Michael meets a new friend from the "whites only" car -- but finds they can explore together for only part of the trip -- in last of a trilogy of stories about Michael S. Bandy's life growing up in the era of Jim Crow.".

Hardback. Condizione: New. Ransome, James E. (illustratore). On his first train ride, Michael meets a new friend from the "whites only" car-but finds they can hang together for only part of the trip-in the last story in a trilogy about the author's life growing up in the segregated South.Michael and his granddaddy always stop working to watch the trains as they rush by their Alabama farm on the way to distant places. One day Michael gets what he's always dreamed of: his first train journey, to visit cousins in Ohio! Boarding the train in the bustling station, Michael and his grandma follow the conductor to the car with the "colored only" sign. But when the train pulls out of Atlanta, the signs come down, and a boy from the next car runs up to Michael, inviting him to explore. The two new friends happily scour the train together and play in Bobby Ray's car-until the conductor calls out "Chattanooga!" and abruptly ushers Michael back to his grandma for the rest of the ride. How could the rules be so changeable from state to state-and so unfair? Based on author Michael Bandy's own recollections of taking the train as a boy during the segregation era, this story of a child's magical first experience is intercut with a sense of baffling injustice, offering both a hopeful tale of friendship and a window into a dark period of history that still resonates today. Read more Continue reading Read less REVIEWIn these lushly illustrated watercolor and collage images, Ransome effectively captures the boys' kinship amid the senseless, racist Jim Crow laws that separate them. The bucolic landscape outside the train's windows sharply conflicts with the train conductor's removal of Michael from the White car. Backmatter addresses the laws that created this unjust travel condition, beginning in 1887 with the Interstate Commerce Act.Painful history portrayed honestly and beautifully to help children understand the very personal impact of racism.-Kirkus Reviews (starred review)The team behind Granddaddy's Turn introduces readers to the cruelty of U.S. segregation through the eyes of a child.Vivid, tightly focused watercolor portraits by Ransome straightforwardly convey the racist policy's effect on two children, and Bandy and Stein let Michael draw his own thoughtful conclusions in this narrative: "It just didn't make any sense at all."-Publishers Weekly Online (starred review)Ransome's watercolor scenes balance the details of train travel that so excited the characters (and will doubtless intrigue even a current Amtrak audience), with understated tracking of the boys' unfolding friendship.This is a good discussion starter for young listeners who may confront lines not of their making and mixed messages about crossing them.-Bulletin of the Center for Children's BooksIn this picture book set in the 1960s (and inspired by the author's childhood memories), Michael and his granddaddy are fascinated by the powerful trains that rush by their Alabama farm going North.In his signature watercolor style with collage, Ransome per.

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Condizione: New. Ransome, James E. (illustratore).

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Hardcover. Condizione: new. Ransome, James E. (illustratore). Hardcover. On his first train ride, Michael meets a new friend from the whites only carbut finds they can hang together for only part of the tripin the last story in a trilogy about the authors life growing up in the segregated South.Michael and his granddaddy always stop working to watch the trains as they rush by their Alabama farm on the way to distant places. One day Michael gets what hes always dreamed of: his first train journey, to visit cousins in Ohio! Boarding the train in the bustling station, Michael and his grandma follow the conductor to the car with the colored only sign. But when the train pulls out of Atlanta, the signs come down, and a boy from the next car runs up to Michael, inviting him to explore. The two new friends happily scour the train together and play in Bobby Rays caruntil the conductor calls out Chattanooga! and abruptly ushers Michael back to his grandma for the rest of the ride. How could the rules be so changeable from state to stateand so unfair? Based on author Michael Bandys own recollections of taking the train as a boy during the segregation era, this story of a childs magical first experience is intercut with a sense of baffling injustice, offering both a hopeful tale of friendship and a window into a dark period of history that still resonates today. "On his first train ride, Michael meets a new friend from the "whites only" car, but finds they can hang together for only part of the trip."--Provided by publisher. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Hardback. Condizione: New. Ransome, James E. (illustratore). On his first train ride, Michael meets a new friend from the "whites only" car-but finds they can hang together for only part of the trip-in the last story in a trilogy about the author's life growing up in the segregated South.Michael and his granddaddy always stop working to watch the trains as they rush by their Alabama farm on the way to distant places. One day Michael gets what he's always dreamed of: his first train journey, to visit cousins in Ohio! Boarding the train in the bustling station, Michael and his grandma follow the conductor to the car with the "colored only" sign. But when the train pulls out of Atlanta, the signs come down, and a boy from the next car runs up to Michael, inviting him to explore. The two new friends happily scour the train together and play in Bobby Ray's car-until the conductor calls out "Chattanooga!" and abruptly ushers Michael back to his grandma for the rest of the ride. How could the rules be so changeable from state to state-and so unfair? Based on author Michael Bandy's own recollections of taking the train as a boy during the segregation era, this story of a child's magical first experience is intercut with a sense of baffling injustice, offering both a hopeful tale of friendship and a window into a dark period of history that still resonates today. Read more Continue reading Read less REVIEWIn these lushly illustrated watercolor and collage images, Ransome effectively captures the boys' kinship amid the senseless, racist Jim Crow laws that separate them. The bucolic landscape outside the train's windows sharply conflicts with the train conductor's removal of Michael from the White car. Backmatter addresses the laws that created this unjust travel condition, beginning in 1887 with the Interstate Commerce Act.Painful history portrayed honestly and beautifully to help children understand the very personal impact of racism.-Kirkus Reviews (starred review)The team behind Granddaddy's Turn introduces readers to the cruelty of U.S. segregation through the eyes of a child.Vivid, tightly focused watercolor portraits by Ransome straightforwardly convey the racist policy's effect on two children, and Bandy and Stein let Michael draw his own thoughtful conclusions in this narrative: "It just didn't make any sense at all."-Publishers Weekly Online (starred review)Ransome's watercolor scenes balance the details of train travel that so excited the characters (and will doubtless intrigue even a current Amtrak audience), with understated tracking of the boys' unfolding friendship.This is a good discussion starter for young listeners who may confront lines not of their making and mixed messages about crossing them.-Bulletin of the Center for Children's BooksIn this picture book set in the 1960s (and inspired by the author's childhood memories), Michael and his granddaddy are fascinated by the powerful trains that rush by their Alabama farm going North.In his signature watercolor style with collage, Ransome per.

Condizione: New. Ransome, James E. (illustratore). Michael S. Bandy is the coauthor, with Eric Stein, of White Water and Granddaddy s Turn: A Journey to the Ballot Box,both illustrated by James E. Ransome. White Water was adapted into an award-winning screenplay that was develope.

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Ransome, James E. (illustratore). Hardcover. On his first train ride, Michael meets a new friend from the whites only carbut finds they can hang together for only part of the tripin the last story in a trilogy about the authors life growing up in the segregated South.Michael and his granddaddy always stop working to watch the trains as they rush by their Alabama farm on the way to distant places. One day Michael gets what hes always dreamed of: his first train journey, to visit cousins in Ohio! Boarding the train in the bustling station, Michael and his grandma follow the conductor to the car with the colored only sign. But when the train pulls out of Atlanta, the signs come down, and a boy from the next car runs up to Michael, inviting him to explore. The two new friends happily scour the train together and play in Bobby Rays caruntil the conductor calls out Chattanooga! and abruptly ushers Michael back to his grandma for the rest of the ride. How could the rules be so changeable from state to stateand so unfair? Based on author Michael Bandys own recollections of taking the train as a boy during the segregation era, this story of a childs magical first experience is intercut with a sense of baffling injustice, offering both a hopeful tale of friendship and a window into a dark period of history that still resonates today. "On his first train ride, Michael meets a new friend from the "whites only" car, but finds they can hang together for only part of the trip."--Provided by publisher. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Hardback. Condizione: New. Ransome, James E. (illustratore). On his first train ride, Michael meets a new friend from the "whites only" car-but finds they can hang together for only part of the trip-in the last story in a trilogy about the author's life growing up in the segregated South.Michael and his granddaddy always stop working to watch the trains as they rush by their Alabama farm on the way to distant places. One day Michael gets what he's always dreamed of: his first train journey, to visit cousins in Ohio! Boarding the train in the bustling station, Michael and his grandma follow the conductor to the car with the "colored only" sign. But when the train pulls out of Atlanta, the signs come down, and a boy from the next car runs up to Michael, inviting him to explore. The two new friends happily scour the train together and play in Bobby Ray's car-until the conductor calls out "Chattanooga!" and abruptly ushers Michael back to his grandma for the rest of the ride. How could the rules be so changeable from state to state-and so unfair? Based on author Michael Bandy's own recollections of taking the train as a boy during the segregation era, this story of a child's magical first experience is intercut with a sense of baffling injustice, offering both a hopeful tale of friendship and a window into a dark period of history that still resonates today. Read more Continue reading Read less REVIEWIn these lushly illustrated watercolor and collage images, Ransome effectively captures the boys' kinship amid the senseless, racist Jim Crow laws that separate them. The bucolic landscape outside the train's windows sharply conflicts with the train conductor's removal of Michael from the White car. Backmatter addresses the laws that created this unjust travel condition, beginning in 1887 with the Interstate Commerce Act.Painful history portrayed honestly and beautifully to help children understand the very personal impact of racism.-Kirkus Reviews (starred review)The team behind Granddaddy's Turn introduces readers to the cruelty of U.S. segregation through the eyes of a child.Vivid, tightly focused watercolor portraits by Ransome straightforwardly convey the racist policy's effect on two children, and Bandy and Stein let Michael draw his own thoughtful conclusions in this narrative: "It just didn't make any sense at all."-Publishers Weekly Online (starred review)Ransome's watercolor scenes balance the details of train travel that so excited the characters (and will doubtless intrigue even a current Amtrak audience), with understated tracking of the boys' unfolding friendship.This is a good discussion starter for young listeners who may confront lines not of their making and mixed messages about crossing them.-Bulletin of the Center for Children's BooksIn this picture book set in the 1960s (and inspired by the author's childhood memories), Michael and his granddaddy are fascinated by the powerful trains that rush by their Alabama farm going North.In his signature watercolor style with collage, Ransome per.