Only Passing Through
The Story of Sojourner Truth
$16.98
- Paperback
40 pages
- Release Date
15 December 2002
Summary
A powerful picture book biography of one of the abolitionist movement’s most compelling voices.
Sojourner Truth traveled the country in the latter half of the 19th century, speaking out against slavery. She told of a slave girl who was sold three times by age 13, who was beaten for not understanding her master’s orders, who watched her parents die of cold and hunger when they could no longer work for their keep. Sojourner’s simple yet powerful words helped people to understand the hid…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780440417668 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 044041766X |
| Author: | Anne Rockwell, R. Gregory Christie |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House USA Children's Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 15 December 2002 |
| Weight: | 187g |
| Dimensions: | 4mm x 281mm x 217mm |
| Audience Age: | 6-9 |
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Critics Review
Reviewed in Bookselling Kids’ Pick of the Lists Part Two for October 2000.
“The facts in this picture-book biography speak as eloquently as its illustrations, which have an authority and passion recalling Jacob Lawrence’s Harriet and the Promised Land.”—The Horn Book, Starred Review
“The look and feel of a children’s classic … a valuable addition to any child’s library.”
– The New York Times
“Rockwell’s vibrant storytelling, powerful content and moving author’s note will likely send readers off to further reading about this extraordinary heroine.”
– Publishers Weekly, Starred
“It’s a powerful story, well told and handsomely set; worth of its courageous subject.” – The Horn Book Magazine, Starred
Anne Rockwell
Anne Rockwell has been an innovator in children’s books for more than 30 years and has written well over 100 books.
Gregory Christie’s first book, The Palm of My Heart: Poetry by African American Children, received a Coretta Scott King Honor for illustration in 1997.
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