Sojourner Truth's Step-Stomp Stride简介，目录书摘

2020-04-30 17:03 来源：京东作者：京东

编辑推荐: “Down came Sojourner’s hand. An iron fist, smashing the lies of the day.” The words in this rousing fictional biography express the fiery spirit of Sojourner Truth, who escaped from slavery and became a leading abolitionist and feminist. Both text and images show the cruelty she experienced in the South, when she was sold away from her parents. After fleeing north, she found work as a maid and began to draw crowds with her speeches: “When she preached, she let the words fly.” The story reaches its dramatic peak in scenes of a women’s rights convention in Akron, Ohio, in 1851, when Truth delivered her famous “And ain’t I a woman?” speech in response to men’s claims that women are too weak to deserve equal rights. The storyteller’s colloquial narration and full-page scenes of Truth, rendered in swirling, energetic lines, make this a great read-aloud choice for young children, who will want to move from the fictional story to the appended biographical notes, which include a bibliography and archival portraits, including one with President Lincoln. Grades K-3.

内容简介:She was big. She was black. She was so beautiful. Born into slavery, Belle had to endure the cruelty of several masters before she escaped to freedom. And oh, was freedom sweet! But still, she knew that she wouldn't really be free unless she was helping to end slavery and injustice in America. That's when she changed her name to Sojourner and began traveling across the country, demanding equal rights for black people and for women. A woman of towering height and a mesmerizing speaker, Sojourner began drawing mighty crowds wherever she went. Many people weren't ready for her message--some even threatened her. But Sojourner was brave and her truth was powerful, and people would remember what she said. And slowly, but surely as Sojourner's step-stomp stride, America began to change. Celebrated author-illustrator team Andrea Davis and Brian Pinkney tell the story of one of the most unique and courageous women in American history, Sojourner Truth.

作者简介: Andrea Davis Pinkney has written several acclaimed picture books, works of nonfiction, and novels. Her fiction for middle-grade readers includes Solo Girl, Raven in a Dove House, Silent Thunder, and Let It Shine, a Coretta Scott King Honor winner. She is also the author of the picture books Alvin Ailey, Duke Ellington,and Ella Fitzgerald, all illustrated by her husband and frequent collaborator, Brian Pinkney. She lives with her family in Brooklyn, New York.

Brian Pinkney is the illustrator of many acclaimed books for children, including Alvin Ailey, Duke Ellington, and Ella Fitzgerald. He has received Caldecott Honors for Duke Ellington and The Faithful Friend, and a Coretta Scott King Award for In the Time of the Drums. Brian Pinkney lives in Brooklyn, New York with his wife and frequent collaborator, Andrea Davis Pinkney, and their children.