Allen Jay and the Underground Railroad

Informationen zum Autor Marlene is an award-winning author of almost 70 titles for readers preschool through adult. She began writing while teaching children with disabilities, producing materials to help her students learn. With time, the desire to write grew stronger. Soon she was writing for a variety of formats--magazines, internet, newspapers, scripts, books, and textbooks for readers of all ages. Yet, she never forgets where the dream of writing originated--through work with children. She is drawn back into classrooms to share the wonders of research and writing, and, of course, reading books. Klappentext Allen Jay's family farm is a stop on the Underground Railroad. Allen's parents give food and shelter to slaves escaping from the South. One day in 1842, Allen's father asks him to help a runaway slave. Is Allen brave enough? This exciting true story takes you along as Allen meets Henry James, an African American man struggling to find freedom.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Marlene Targ Brill, Marlene Targ Porter Brill
• Collaboration: Janice Lee Porter (Illustrations)
• Edition: LERNER PUBL group
• Langues: Anglais
• Recommandation d'âge: 8 à 9 ans
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 01.09.1993
• EAN: 9780876146057
• ISBN: 978-0-87614-605-7
• Pages: 48
• Thèmes: On My Own History (Paperback); On My Own History
• Catégorie: Livres pour enfants et adolescents > Littérature spécialisée (texte ou images) > Histoire, politique