A Voice of Her Own: Candlewick Biographies: The Story of Phillis Wheatley, Slave Poet - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Kathryn Lasky, Paul Lee (Illustrator)Series:Candlewick BiographiesAudience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2012-09-11Pages:48
Language:EnglishPublisher:Candlewick Press (MA)ISBN-13:9780763660918ISBN-10:763660914UPC:9780763660918Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:People & Places, History, Biography & AutobiographyBook Topic:United States, WomenSize:8.80 x 5.90 x 0.20 inchesWeight:0.2998Product ID:SC4VJMNADJ
A Voice of Her Own: Candlewick Biographies: The Story of Phillis Wheatley, Slave Poet
"Lasky shows not only the facts of Wheatley's life but also the pain of being an accomplished black woman in a segregated world." -- Booklist In 1761, a young girl was sold to the Wheatley family in Boston, who named her Phillis after the slave schooner that had carried her. Kidnapped from her home in Africa and shipped to America, she'd had everything taken from her-her family, her name, and...
Series: Candlewick Biographies
Audience: Ages 9-12
Language:EnglishPublisher:Candlewick Press (MA)ISBN-13:9780763660918ISBN-10:763660914UPC:9780763660918Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:People & Places, History, Biography & AutobiographyBook Topic:United States, WomenSize:8.80 x 5.90 x 0.20 inchesWeight:0.2998Product ID:SC4VJMNADJ
Kathryn Lasky is the author of many books for children, including SUGARING TIME, a Newbery Honor Book; SHOW AND TELL BUNNIES and SCIENCE FAIR BUNNIES; and VISION OF BEAUTY: THE STORY OF SARAH BREEDLOVE WALKER. Kathryn Lasky says she was drawn to Phillis Wheatley's story because she was fascinated by the relationship between the writer's voice, her identity as a slave, and freedom. Paul Lee is a...
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
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