| Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule Contributor(s): Robinet, Harriette Gillem (Author), Minor, Wendell (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0689833172 ISBN-13: 9780689833175 Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2000 Annotation: Maybe nobody gave freedom, and nobody could take it away like they could take away a family farm. Maybe freedom was something you claimed for yourself. Like other ex-slaves, Pascal and his older brother Gideon have been promised forty acres and maybe a mule. With the family of friends they have built along the way, they claim a place of their own. Green Gloryland is the most wonderful place on earth, their own family farm with a healthy cotton crop and plenty to eat. But the notorious night riders have plans to take it away, threatening to tear the beautiful freedom that the two boys are enjoying for the first time in their young lives. Coming alive in plain, vibrant language is this story of the Reconstruction, after the Civil War. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - General (see Also Headings Under Family) - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 97039169 |
| Lexile Measure: 610 |
| Series: Jean Karl Books (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.1" W x 7.6" (0.25 lbs) 144 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Demographic Orientation - Rural - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Physically Challenged |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 27750 Reading Level: 4.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Winner of the 1999 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction A CBC Notable Children's Book in the Field of Social Studies Two recently freed, formerly enslaved brothers work to protect the new life they've built during the Reconstruction after the Civil War in this vibrant, illustrated middle grade novel. Maybe nobody gave freedom, and nobody could take it away like they could take away a family farm. Maybe freedom was something you claimed for yourself. Like other ex-slaves, Pascal and his older brother Gideon have been promised forty acres and maybe a mule. With the found family they have built along the way, they claim a place of their own. Green Gloryland is the most wonderful place on earth, their own farm with a healthy cotton crop and plenty to eat. But the notorious night riders have plans to take it away, threatening to tear the beautiful freedom that the two boys are enjoying for the first time in their young lives. |
Contributor Bio(s): Minor, Wendell: - Wendell Minor has illustrated dozens of picture books, and his work has won countless awards and is in permanent collections of such institutions as the Museum of American Illustration and the Library of Congress. His cover illustrations have graced some of the most significant novels of our time by authors such as Toni Morrison, David McCullough, and James Michener. He lives in Washington, Connecticut. Visit him online at MinorArt.com. |