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Grady, Cynthia.
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Blacks -- Juvenile poetry.
Slavery -- United States -- History -- Juvenile poetry.
Blacks -- United States -- History -- Juvenile poetry.
United States -- History -- Juvenile poetry.
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Grady, Cynthia.
Blacks -- Juvenile poetry.
Slavery -- United States -- History -- Juvenile poetry.
Blacks -- United States -- History -- Juvenile poetry.
United States -- History -- Juvenile poetry.
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I lay my stitches down : poems of American slavery / written by Cynthia Grady ; illustrated by Michele Wood.
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Grady, Cynthia.
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, c2012.
Call #:
811
.6
G733i
Subjects
Blacks -- Juvenile poetry.
Slavery -- United States -- History -- Juvenile poetry.
Blacks -- United States -- History -- Juvenile poetry.
United States -- History -- Juvenile poetry.
ISBN:
9780802853868 (alk. paper)
0802853862 (alk. paper)
Description:
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 32 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Log cabin -- Cotton boll -- Underground Railroad -- Traditional fish -- Broken dishes -- North Star -- Birds in the air -- Tree of life -- Schoolhouse -- Anvil -- Wagon wheel -- Rail fence -- Kaleidoscope -- Basket -- Author's Note -- Illustrator's Note.
Summary:
A collection of poems that depict people and events throughout the history of slavery in the United States. A volume of evocative and moving poems considers the experiences of slaves in a variety of circumstances including a house slave, a mother who loses her daughter on the auction block, and a slave fleeing through the Underground Railroad.
Genre:
Children's poetry.
Children's poetry, American.
Other authors:
Wood, Michele.
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Children's Black Nonfiction
811.6 G733i
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Children's Black Nonfiction
811.6 G733i
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Children's Black Nonfiction
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Children's Black Nonfiction
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