Review By HOMA WOODRUM Historically inspired children’s books shine, I think, when they don’t try to take on too much of an era or answer all questions because they can spark an interest in further investigation on the part of the reader. Philip Reid Saves the Statue of Freedom excels at using the picture book medium […]
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Philip Reid Saves the Statue of Freedom
February 10th, 2014 · 2 Comments · Books
Tags: Black History Month·Early Elementary·Eugene Walton·History·Homa Woodrum·Illustration·Philip Reid·R. Gregory Christie·Slavery·Steven Sellers Lapham·Washington D.C.
Under the Freedom Tree
February 6th, 2014 · No Comments · 1, Books
Review By KRISTIN WALD Using rhythmic and staccato lines, Susan VanHecke’s Under the Freedom Tree tells a true story from the Civil War that may be new to many children and their parents. Three southern slaves, Frank, James, and Shepard, run away from a Confederate camp in 1861, and escape to a Union camp in search of […]
Tags: Black History Month·Civil War·Early Elementary·History·Kristin Wald·London Ladd·Picture Books·Slavery·Susan VanHecke