The Bell Rang Contributor(s): Ransome, James E. (Author), Ransome, James E. (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1442421134 ISBN-13: 9781442421134 Publisher: Atheneum Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: January 2019 |
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BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american - Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewey: E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
LCCN: 2018020589 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age Level: 4-8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grade Level: PreK-3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lexile Measure: 360(Not Available) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 10" W x 11.2" L (1.20 lbs) 40 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - South | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Review Citations: Shelf Awareness 01/29/2019 Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2018 pg. 102 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2018 Booklist 11/01/2018 pg. 55 Publishers Weekly 11/19/2018 Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2019 pg. 82 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quiz #: 501776 Reading Level: 1.8 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
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Publisher Description: Recipient of a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of 2019 A young slave girl witnesses the heartbreak and hopefulness of her family and their plantation community when her brother escapes for freedom in this brilliantly conceived picture book by Coretta Scott King Award winner James E. Ransome. Every single morning, the overseer of the plantation rings the bell. Daddy gathers wood. Mama cooks. Ben and the other slaves go out to work. Each day is the same. Full of grueling work and sweltering heat. Every day, except one, when the bell rings and Ben is nowhere to be found. Because Ben ran. Yet, despite their fear and sadness, his family remains hopeful that maybe, just maybe, he made it North. That he is free. An ode to hope and a powerful tribute to the courage of those who ran for freedom, The Bell Rang is a stunning reminder that our past can never be forgotten. |
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Contributor Bio(s): Ransome, James E.: - James E. Ransome's highly acclaimed illustrations for Before She Was Harriet received the 2018 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor. His other award-winning titles include the Coretta Scott King winner The Creation; Coretta Scott King Honor Book Uncle Jed's Barbershop; Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt; and Let My People Go, winner of the NAACP Image Award. He frequently collaborates with his wife, author Lesa Cline-Ransome. One of their recent titles is Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams, which received four starred reviews and was an ALA Notable Children's Book. James is a professor and coordinator of the MFA Illustration Graduate Program at Syracuse University. He lives in New York's Hudson River Valley region with his family. Visit James at JamesRansome.com. |
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