| Many Thousand Gone: African Americans from Slavery to Freedom Contributor(s): Hamilton, Virginia (Author), Dillon, Leo (Illustrator), Dillon, Diane (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0679879366 ISBN-13: 9780679879367 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $12.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1995 Annotation: Unavailable for several years, Virginia Hamilton's award-winning companion to "The People Could Fly traces the history of slavery in America in the voices and stories of those who lived it. Leo and Diane Dillon's brilliant black-and-white illustrations echo the stories' subtlety and power, making this book as stunning to look at as it is to read. "There is probably no better way to convey the meaning of the institution of slavery as it existed in the United States to young readers than by using, as a text to share and discuss, "Many Thousand Gone." --"The New York Times Book Review |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - African-american - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics - Prejudice & Racism |
| Dewey: 973.711 |
| LCCN: 89019988 |
| Lexile Measure: 990 |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 7.96" W x 9.94" (0.97 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 8475 Reading Level: 6.9 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Unavailable for several years, Virginia Hamilton's award-winning companion to The People Could Fly traces the history of slavery in America in the voices and stories of those who lived it. Leo and Diane Dillon's brilliant black-and-white illustrations echo the stories' subtlety and power, making this book as stunning to look at as it is to read. "There is probably no better way to convey the meaning of the institution of slavery as it existed in the United States to young readers than by using, as a text to share and discuss, Many Thousand Gone." --The New York Times Book Review |