Maritcha - A Nineteenth-Century American Girl

Informationen zum Autor Tonya Bolden has written more than 20 books for children and adults. Her book Tell All the Children Our Story: Memories and Mementos of Being Young and Black in America was named a Best Book of the Year by School Library Journal. Her Wake Up Our Souls: A Celebration of Black American Artists received a starred review in Booklist magazine. Maritcha: A Nineteenth-Century American Girl was named a YALSA Best Book for Young Adults, an ALSC 2006 Notable Children’s Book, a NAPPA Gold Award Winner, a CCBC Best Book of the Year, a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age, and a Coretta Scott King Honor Book. She lives in New York City. Klappentext Based on an actual memoir written by Maritcha Rimond Lyons! who was born in New York City! this poignant story tells what it was like to be a black child born free during the days of slavery. Includes photographs of Maritcha! her family! and friends! as well as archival and contemporary maps! photographs! and illustrations.

Product details

• Authors: Tonya Bolden, Bolden Tonya
• Publisher: Abrams harry n /seulement usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.10.2004
• EAN: 9780810950450
• ISBN: 978-0-8109-5045-0
• No. of pages: 47
• Dimensions: 254 mm x 260 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Coretta Scott King Honor - Aut; Coretta Scott King Honor - Aut
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; USA, History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Historical, JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / General, People & places (Children's / Teenage), United States of America, USA, Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Relating to African American / Black American people, JUVENILE NONFICTION / African American & Black