| Death at an Early Age: The Classic Indictment of Inner-City Education (National Book Award Winner) Contributor(s): Kozol, Jonathan (Author), Coles, Robert (Preface by) |
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ISBN: 0452262925 ISBN-13: 9780452262928 Publisher: Plume Books OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1985 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Administration - General - Education | Evaluation & Assessment - Education | Student Life & Student Affairs |
| Dewey: 370.19 |
| LCCN: 85008999 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.4" W x 7.9" (0.50 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD In 1964, Jonathan Kozol entered the Boston Public School system to teach fourth grade at one of its most overcrowded inner-city schools. Here, he unflinchingly exposes the disturbing destruction of hearts and minds in the Boston public school. Death at an Early Age is the unsparing, heart-wrenching account of the year he spent there--the most shocking and powerful personal story ever told by a young teacher, now updated with a new epilogue by the author. "Honest and terrifying... the heartbreaking story it tells has to be read."--Robert Coles, The New York Times Book Review "Will anger you to the boiling point and may make you want to weep... I recommend--with considerable urgency--Death at an Early Age."--Chicago Tribune |