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Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryan

Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryan - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Ashley Bryan, Ashley Bryan (Illustrator)Audience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2016-09-13Pages:56
Language:EnglishPublisher:Atheneum BooksISBN-13:9781481456906ISBN-10:1481456903UPC:9781481456906Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Social Themes, People & Places, HistoricalBook Topic:Prejudice & Racism, United States, AfricaAward:2017 Coretta Scott King Award Honor Book - Illustrator Award|2017 Coretta Scott King Award Honor Book - Author Award|2017 Newbery Medal Honor Book - Children's Award|2016 Kirkus Prize Finalist - Young Readers AwardSize:11.00 x 10.10 x 0.40 inchesWeight:1.2015Product ID:SCHK78NDHB

Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryan

Newbery Honor Book
Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book
Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book

Using original slave auction and plantation estate documents, Ashley Bryan offers a moving and powerful picture book that contrasts the monetary value of a person with the priceless value of life experiences and dreams that a slave owner could never take away.

Imagine being looked up and down and...

Audience: Ages 9-12
Language:EnglishPublisher:Atheneum BooksISBN-13:9781481456906ISBN-10:1481456903UPC:9781481456906Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Social Themes, People & Places, HistoricalBook Topic:Prejudice & Racism, United States, AfricaAward:2017 Coretta Scott King Award Honor Book - Illustrator Award|2017 Coretta Scott King Award Honor Book - Author Award|2017 Newbery Medal Honor Book - Children's Award|2016 Kirkus Prize Finalist - Young Readers AwardSize:11.00 x 10.10 x 0.40 inchesWeight:1.2015Product ID:SCHK78NDHB
Ashley Bryan (1923-2022) grew up to the sound of his mother singing from morning to night, and he shared the joy of song with children. A beloved illustrator, he was named a Newbery Honoree for his picture book, Freedom Over Me. He also received the Coretta Scott King--Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, was a May Hill Arbuthnot lecturer, a Coretta Scott...
Publisher: Atheneum Books

Awards

🏆 2017 Coretta Scott King Award Honor Book - Illustrator Award|2017 Coretta Scott King Award Honor Book - Author Award|2017 Newbery Medal Honor Book - Children's Award|2016 Kirkus Prize Finalist - Young Readers Award

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