Summary
A 2012 Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book
This gorgeous picture book by Newbery Honor winner Patricia C. McKissack and two-time Caldecott Medal-winning husband-and-wife team Leo and Diane Dillon is sure to become a treasured keepsake for African American families. Set in West Africa, this a lyrical story-in-verse is about a young black boy who is kidnapped and sold into slavery, and his father who is left behind to mourn the loss of his son. Here's a beautiful, powerful, truly unforgettable story about family, memory, and freedom.
"Forceful and iconic," raves "Publishers Weekly" in a starred review.
This gorgeous picture book by Newbery Honor winner Patricia C. McKissack and two-time Caldecott Medal-winning husband-and-wife team Leo and Diane Dillon is sure to become a treasured keepsake for African American families. Set in West Africa, this a lyrical story-in-verse is about a young black boy who is kidnapped and sold into slavery, and his father who is left behind to mourn the loss of his son. Here's a beautiful, powerful, truly unforgettable story about family, memory, and freedom.
"Forceful and iconic," raves "Publishers Weekly" in a starred review.
Additional Information
| Subjects |
Families
-- Juvenile sound recordings.
Slavery -- Juvenile sound recordings. Four elements (Philosophy) -- Juvenile sound recordings. Blacksmiths -- Juvenile sound recordings. Black people -- Mali -- Juvenile sound recordings. African Americans -- Juvenile sound recordings. Novels in verse. Families -- Fiction. Slavery -- Fiction. Four elements (Philosophy) -- Fiction. Blacksmiths -- Fiction. Blacks -- Mali -- Fiction. African Americans -- Fiction. Children's audiobooks. Audiobooks. |
| Publisher | Prince Frederick, MD :Recorded Books,2013 |
| Edition | Unabridged. |
| Contributors |
Mitchell, Lizan,
narrator. Recorded Books, LLC, publisher. |
| Participants/Performers |
Narrated by Lizan Mitchell. |
| Language |
English |
| Notes |
Unabridged. Compact disc. "Track 2 has page-turn signals"--Container. |
| Description |
1 audio disc (30 min.) ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 9781470334765 1470334763 |
| Other | Classic View |