Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule Paperback - 2000
by Harriette Gillem Robinet; Wendell Minor (Illustrator)
Like other ex-slaves, Paschal and his brother, Gideon, have been promised 40 acres and maybe a mule. But the notorious night riders have plans to take it away, threatening to tear the beautiful freedom that the two boys are enjoying for the first time in their young lives.
Summary
A Notable Children's Book in the Field of Social Studies
Maybe nobody gave freedom, and nobody could take it away like they could take away a family farm. Maybe freedom was something you claimed for yourself.
Like other ex-slaves, Pascal and his older brother Gideon have been promised forty acres and maybe a mule. With the family of friends they have built along the way, they claim a place of their own. Green Gloryland is the most wonderful place on earth, their own family farm with a healthy cotton crop and plenty to eat. But the notorious night riders have plans to take it away, threatening to tear the beautiful freedom that the two boys are enjoying for the first time in their young lives. Coming alive in plain, vibrant language is this story of the Reconstruction, after the Civil War.
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Maybe nobody gave freedom, and nobody could take it away like they could take away a family farm. Maybe freedom was something you claimed for yourself.
Like other ex-slaves, Pascal and his older brother Gideon have been promised forty acres and maybe a mule. With the family of friends they have built along the way, they claim a place of their own. Green Gloryland is the most wonderful place on earth, their own family farm with a healthy cotton crop and plenty to eat. But the notorious night riders have plans to take it away, threatening to tear the beautiful freedom that the two boys are enjoying for the first time in their young lives. Coming alive in plain, vibrant language is this story of the Reconstruction, after the Civil War.
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- Title Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule
- Author Harriette Gillem Robinet; Wendell Minor (Illustrator)
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 144
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Aladdin Paperbacks, New York, NY
- Date 2000-02-01
- ISBN 9780689833175 / 0689833172
- Weight 0.25 lbs (0.11 kg)
- Dimensions 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.5 in (19.30 x 12.95 x 1.27 cm)
- Ages 08 to 12 years
- Grade levels 3 - 7
- Reading level 610
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Chronological Period: 1851-1899
- Demographic Orientation: Rural
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Topical: Physically Challenged
- Library of Congress subjects People with disabilities, African Americans
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 97039169
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Media reviews
Citations
- Beyond the Cover Author Interv, 02/01/2000, Page 12
- Publishers Weekly, 12/20/1999, Page 82
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