No More!: Stories and Songs of Slave Resistance Contributor(s): Rappaport, Doreen (Author), Evans, Shane W. (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 076362876X ISBN-13: 9780763628765 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: January 2006 Annotation: Drawing from authentic accounts of African Americans, this collection of true vignettes and traditional verse spans the period from the early days of slavery to the Emancipation Proclamation. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - African-american - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics - Prejudice & Racism |
Dewey: 306.362 |
Age Level: 9-12 |
Grade Level: 4-7 |
Lexile Measure: 830 AD (Adult Directed Text) |
Physical Information: 0.28" H x 9.56" W x 11.4" L (0.85 lbs) 64 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Black History |
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product |
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 01/09/2006 pg. 56 |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 59485 Reading Level: 5.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: True vignettes and traditional verse, set against starkly powerful images, tell the story of enslaved Africans in America as it has never been told before. A man who cannot swim leaps off a slave ship into the dark water. A girl defies the law by secretly learning to read and write. A future abolitionist regains his will to live by fighting off his captor with his bare hands: I will not let you use me like a brute any longer, Frederick Douglass vows. Drawing from authentic accounts, here is a chronology of resistance in all its forms: comical trickster tales about outwitting Old Marsa; secret hush harbors where Africans instill Christian worship with their own rituals; and spirituals such as Go Down Moses, whose coded lyrics signal not just hope for deliverance, but an active call to escape. Boldly illustrated with extraordinary oil paintings by award-winning artist Shane W. Evans, and meticulously researched by Doreen Rappaport, this stunning collection -- spanning the period from the early days of slavery to the Emancipation Proclamation -- is an invaluable resource for teachers, parents, libraries, students, and people everywhere who care about what it means to be free, what it is to be human. Back matter includes important dates, a bibliography, resources for further information, and an index. |
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