| Amos Fortune, Free Man Contributor(s): Yates, Elizabeth (Author), Unwin, Nora S. (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0812474902 ISBN-13: 9780812474909 Publisher: Perfection Learning OUR PRICE: $16.36 Product Type: Prebound - Other Formats Published: May 1989 Annotation: Amos Fortune was born the son of an African king. In 1725, when he was 15 years old, he was captured by slave traders, brought to America and sold at auction. For 45 years, Amos worked as a slave and dreamed of freedom. At 60, he began to see those dreams come true. A Newbery Honor Book. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Cultural, Ethnic & Regional |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 89030234 |
| Lexile Measure: 1090 |
| Series: Puffin Newberry Library |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5" W x 7.7" (0.45 lbs) 181 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - New England - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts - Theometrics - Secular |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 3 Reading Level: 6.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: aIt does a man no good to be free until he learns how to live.a These were the words of Amos Fortune, born the son of a king of the At-mun-shi tribe in Africa. When Amos was only fifteen years old, he was captured by slave traders and brought to Massachusetts, where he was sold at auction. Although his freedom had been taken, Amos never lost his dignity and courage. He dreamed of being free and of buying the freedom of his closest friends. By the time he was sixty years old, Amos Fortune began to see those dreams come true. Amos Fortune, Free Man is a Newbery Award winner that is based on a true story. |