Freedom over me : eleven slaves, their lives and dreams brought to life /

Bryan, Ashley, 1923 -

Freedom over me : eleven slaves, their lives and dreams brought to life / [print] by Ashley Bryan. - First edition. - New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, (c)2016. ©2016 - 48 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book.

Imagine being looked up and down and being valued as less than chair. Less than an ox. Less than a dress. Maybe about the same as ... a lantern. You, an object. An object to sell. Ashley Bryan goes to the heart of how a slave is given a monetary value by the slave owner, tempering this with the one thing that CAN'T be bought or sold ;

Ages 6-10. Grade two. Grade three. Grade four. Grade five. Grade six. https://www.amazon.com/Freedom-Over-Me-Brought-Illustrator/dp/1481456903/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Freedom+over+me&qid=1622812173&sr=8-1



Boston Globe/Horn Book Picture Book Award, 2017 Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book, 2017 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book, 2017 Newbery Honor Book, 2017

1481456903 9781481456906

2016002468


Slavery--Juvenile poetry.
Slaves--Social conditions--Juvenile poetry.
African Americans--Fiction.
Slavery--Fiction.

Grade five. Grade four. Grade six. Grade three. Grade two.


Children's poetry.
Coretta Scott King Award (Author): Honor book--2017
Coretta Scott King Award (Illustrator): Honor book--2017
Historical fiction.--Juvenile poetry.
Newbery Medal: Honor book--2017
Picture books for children.
Poetry.

PS3552.R848.B915.F744 2016 PS3552 / .B793.F744 2016