Let my people go : Bible stories told by a freeman of color to his daughter Charlotte, in Charleston, South Carolina, 1806-16 / by Patricia and Fredrick McKissack ; illustrated by James E. Ransome.
Record details
- ISBN: 0689808569 :
- Physical Description: vii, 134 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c1998.
Content descriptions
General Note: | "An Anne Schwartz book." |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-134). |
Summary, etc.: | The daughter of a free Black man who worked as a blacksmith in Charleston, South Carolina, in the early 1800s recalls the stories from the Bible that her father shared with her, relating them to the experiences of African Americans. |
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Subject: | African Americans > Juvenile fiction. Afro-Americans > Fiction. Slavery > Fiction. Fathers and daughters > Fiction. Bible stories > O.T. |
Available copies
- 3 of 3 copies available at GRPL.
Holds
0 current holds with 3 total copies.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Main | jFiction McKissack : 2/99 (Text) | 31307011191550 | Storage | Available | - |
Main | jFiction McKissack : 2/99 (Text) | 31307011191584 | Storage | Available | - |
Seymour | jFiction McKissack (Text) | 31307011369396 | Children's Fiction | Available | - |
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Let My People Go : Bible Stories Told by a Freeman of Color
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Table of Contents
Let My People Go : Bible Stories Told by a Freeman of Color
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Authors' Note | ||
Illustrator's Note | ||
Charlotte's Introduction | ||
Something Wonderful Out of Nothing | ||
The CreationMaking Choices | ||
The FallandCain and Abel | ||
The Big WaterNoah and the Flood | ||
A Love Worth Waiting ForJacob and Rachel | ||
How Can You Forgive? | ||
The Story of Joseph | ||
God Will Not Hold With Wrong | ||
Moses and the Exodus |