| Free at Last!: Stories and Songs of Emancipation Contributor(s): Rappaport, Doreen (Author), Evans, Shane W. (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0763631477 ISBN-13: 9780763631475 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: September 2006 Annotation: Spirituals, work songs, blues lyrics, poems, and a compelling narrative recount the experience of black Americans in the South from the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 through the dawn of the Civil Rights era in 1954. |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Literary Criticism & Collections - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - African-american - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) |
| Dewey: 973.049 |
| Age Level: 8-11 |
| Grade Level: 3-6 |
| Lexile Measure: 910 AD (Adult Directed Text) |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 9.5" W x 11.2" L (0.85 lbs) 64 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Cultural Region - South - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Theometrics - Evangelical - Topical - Black History |
| Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 76339 Reading Level: 5.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: True stories and traditional songs shed light on a lesser known era in African-American history -- the crucial decades between Emancipation and the start of the Civil Rights movement. An International Reading Association Teachers' Choice A Cooperative Children's Book Center Choice A Chicago Public Library Best Book Rappaport and Evans reprise the passion and power that informed their 2002 collaboration, shining their spotlight on the progess and struggles of African Americans from 1863 to 1954. Vigorous prose is punctuated by poems, songs, and excerpts from primary sources, all of which illuminate the peculiar experiences of a people freed and still not free. -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Back matter includes a list of important dates, an artist's note, sources, resources for further information, and an index. |
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