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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)
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2006
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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
 
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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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