Freedom Ship - Couverture rigide

Rappaport, Doreen

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0786806451 ISBN 13 : 9780786806454

Editeur : Jump At The Sun, 2006

Synopsis

Samual and his family are born slaves. Every day they look beyond the harbor filled with Confederate ships, to the Atlantic Ocean, where the Union ships are--and potentially, their freedom. If only they could get to those ships somehow....Then, on May13, 1862, Samuel and his family risk it all to be free.

Based on a true story, Doreen Rappaport weaves a riveting tale of a boy and his family aboard the gunboat Planter. Captained by Robert Smalls and loaded with fellow slaves, the ship flees to the Union fleet to gain freedom from slavery and deliver much-needed ammunition to the Union Navy. Rappaport's suspenseful account, illustrated with the moody paintings of Curtis James, creates a vivid and relatable picture of this little-known tale of the civil war.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Doreen Rappaport (www.doreenrappaport.com) has written numerous award-winning books for children, including: Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a Caldecott Honor Book and Coretta Scott King Honor Book; and Abe's Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln, illustrated by Kadir Nelson. She lives and writes in upstate New York.

Curtis James (www.curtisejames.com) is an award-winning fine artist whose large-scale pastels are exhibited in museums and galleries and held in private collections throughout the country. He is the illustrator of several children's books. Mr. James lives with his wife in Pennsylvania.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Jump At The Sun
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0786806451
• ISBN 13: 9780786806454
• Reliure: Relié
• Illustrateur: James Curtis
• Nombre de pages: 40
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible