| The Listeners Contributor(s): Whelan, Gloria (Author), Benny, Mike (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1585364193 ISBN-13: 9781585364190 Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2009 Annotation: Ella May is a slave on a Southern plantation. Each night, Ella May and her friends secretly listen outside the windows of their master's house in the hopes of gleaning information about their fates and those of their loved ones. Illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2009005436 |
| Lexile Measure: 630 |
| Series: Tales of Young Americans |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 9.2" W x 11.1" (0.95 lbs) 40 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Black History - Cultural Region - South - Catalog Heading - Social Studies - Curriculum Strand - Social Studies |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 134314 Reading Level: 3.6 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ella May lives on a plantation but she doesn't live in the great house. She is a slave. It's dark in the morning when Ella May heads to the fields to pick cotton. And it's sunset when she comes home. But her day isn't done, not yet. Ella May still has important work to do. She's got to listen. Each night Ella May and her friends secretly listen outside the windows of their master's house. The children listen in the hopes of gleaning information about their fates and those of their loved ones. Who will be sold? Who will stay? The lives of slaves depended on the inclinations of their owners. They had no control over their daily lives or futures. But they could dream. And when the promise of freedom appears on the horizon, the children are the first to hear it. Gloria Whelan's other titles in the Tales of Young Americans series include Friend on Freedom River (Jefferson Cup honor book) and Mackinac Bridge: The Story of the Five-Mile Poem (2007 Michigan Notable Book). Ms. Whelan lives in Michigan. Mike Benny's illustrations have appeared in Time, GQ, and The New Yorker magazines. His awards include three gold and two silver medals from the Society of Illustrators. He also illustrated America's White Table. Mike lives in Austin, Texas. |