{"product_id":"to-be-a-slave-paperback","title":"To Be a Slave - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJulius Lester\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTom Feelings\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Newbery Honor Book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat was it like to be a slave? Listen to the words and learn about the lives of countless slaves and ex-slaves, telling about their forced journey from Africa to the United States, their work in the fields and houses of their owners, and their passion for freedom. You will never look at life the same way again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The dehumanizing aspects of slavery are made abundantly clear, but a testament to the human spirit of those who endured or survived this experience is exalted.\"--\u003ci\u003eChildren's Literature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulius Lester \u003c\/b\u003eis a celebrated author whose accolades include a Newbery Honor and a Coretta Scott King Award. He is also a National Book Award finalist, a National Book Critics Circle nominee, and a recipient of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. In addition to his critically acclaimed writing career, Mr. Lester has distinguished himself as a civil rights activist, musician, photographer, radio talk-show host, and professor. For 32 years he taught at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He lives in western Massachusetts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Feelings\u003c\/b\u003e has received numerous awards for his art in books. In 1972, he was the first African-American artist to win a Caldecott Honor, for \u003ci\u003eMoja Means One: Swahili Counting Book\u003c\/i\u003e, and in 1975 he won a second Caldecott Honor for \u003ci\u003eJambo Means Hello: Swahili Alphabet Book\u003c\/i\u003e, both written by Muriel Feelings. Mr. Feelings taught art at the University of South Carolina. It was during that time he published perhaps his best-known work, \u003ci\u003eThe Middle Passage\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 1996 Coretta Scott King Award. Mr. Feelings was working on finishing his last picture book, \u003ci\u003eI Saw Your Face\u003c\/i\u003e, a collaboration with the poet Kwame Dawes, not long before his death in 2003.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 18, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e To Be a Slave\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42684570665023,"sku":"9780141310015","price":10.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/23120f3256f932bfae142ef394711998.webp?v=1764967931","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/to-be-a-slave-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}