内容简介:Based on a true incident, this is a riveting glimpse into history. During the American Civil War, young Samuel and his father work on a Confederate steamship out of Charleston, South Carolina. Samuel and his family are born slaves. Every day when they look beyond the harbour filled with Confederate ships, they can see the Atlantic Ocean, where the Union ships are, where their freedom lies. If only they could somehow get there. On 13 May, 1862, Samuel and his family take their chances and risk it all to be free. Based on a true incident, Doreen Rappaport's riveting story gives readers a glimpse into history, while Curtis James' stunning illustrations further illuminate this gripping and suspenseful adventure.
作者简介:Doreen Rappaport has written numerous award-winning books for children, including Martin's Big Words, a Caldecott Honor, a Coretta Scott King Honor for Illustrations and a Jane Addams Children's Book Award winner (also available from Turnaround). Curtis James is an award-winning fine artist whose large-scale pastels are exhibited in private museums and galleries and held in private collections around the world. He is the illustrator of The School is Not White! by Doreen Rappaport and Linda Brown, You Are not Alone: The Brown v. Board of Education Decision, which was a Junior Library Guild Selection, a Publishers Weekly Editors' Pick and an NCSS Notable Children's Book in the Field of Social Studies.