| Amistad: The Story of a Slave Ship Contributor(s): McKissack, Patricia (Author), Stanley, Sanna (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 044843900X ISBN-13: 9780448439006 Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group OUR PRICE: $4.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2005 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: A three-time Coretta Scott King Award-winning author recounts an amazing chapter in American history. In 1838, the slave ship "Amistad" took hundreds of Africans on a long journey across the Atlantic. The brave captives, however, would not give up their freedom. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science |
| Dewey: 326.097 |
| LCCN: 2004025578 |
| Lexile Measure: 590 |
| Series: All Aboard Reading (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.15" H x 6.12" W x 8.98" (0.23 lbs) 48 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 104432 Reading Level: 3.5 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Spanish, Amistad means friendship. It was also the name of a slave ship. In 1838, the Amistad took hundreds of kidnapped Africans on a long journey across the Atlantic, but the brave captives would not give up their freedom, taking over the ship so they could sail back to their homeland. Patricia C. McKissack, Caldecott and Newbery Honor Winner as well as a three-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award, recounts an amazing chapter in American history for beginning readers. |