Pink and Say
by Polacco, Patricia
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- New in New dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0399226710
- ISBN 13
- 9780399226717
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About This Item
Philomel. New in New dust jacket. 1994. Hardcover. 0399226710 . New book and dust jacket. No marks. Author: Patricia PolaccoTitle: Pink and SayPublisher: Philomel, Thursday, September 15, 1994ISBN: 9780399226717Pages: 48Binding: HardcoverRegistered: 12/10/2009Reference #: P-00005Rating: Web Links: Amazon USSynopsis: Grade 4 Up-This picture book set during the Civil War is a departure for Polacco in terms of content and audience. It is certainly the deepest and most serious book she has done. Sheldon Curtis, 15, a white boy, lies badly wounded in a field in Georgia when Pinkus Aylee, an African American Union soldier about Sheldon's age, finds him and carries him home to his mother, Moe Moe Bay. Sheldon, known as Say, is nursed back to health in her nurturing care. But then she is killed by marauders, and the boys return to their units. They are then are captured and taken to Andersonville, where Pink is hanged within hours of their capture. One of the most touching moments is when Pink reads aloud from the Bible to Moe Moe and Say. Say tells them that he can't read, but then he offers something he's very proud of: he once shook Abraham Lincoln's hand. This is a central image in the story, and is what ties the boys together for a final time, as Pink cries, "'Let me touch the hand that touched Mr. Lincoln, Say, just one last time.' " The picture of their clasped hands, with the hands of the soldiers wrenching them apart, is exceptionally moving. Polacco's artwork, in fact, has never been better. She uses dramatic perspectives, dynamic compositions, and faces full of emotion to carry her powerful tale. History comes to life in this remarkable book. Lauralyn Persson, Wilmette Public Library, ILCopyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. ; 0.4 x 11 x 8.6 Inches .
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- Bookseller
- Mountain Laurel Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 49760
- Title
- Pink and Say
- Author
- Polacco, Patricia
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New New in New dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0399226710
- ISBN 13
- 9780399226717
- Publisher
- Philomel
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1994
- Keywords
- 0399226710, Children's
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