Freedom over Me Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryan

Name: Freedom over Me Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryan
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ISBN: 9781481456906

ISBN-10: 1481456903

ISBN-13: 9781481456906

Edition: 2016

Authors: Ashley Bryan

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Using original slave auction and plantation estate documents, Ashley Bryan offers a moving and powerful picture book that contrasts the monetary value of a slave with the priceless value of life experiences and dreams that a slave owner could never take away.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.In his gentle yet deeply powerful way, 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—dreams. Inspired by the actual will of a plantation owner that lists the…

Book details

List price: $23.99
Copyright year: 2016
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Publication date: 9/13/2016
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 56
Size: 10.00" wide x 11.00" long x 0.40" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English