In 1859 twelve-year-old Clotee, a house slave who must conceal the fact that she can read and write, records in her diary her experiences and her struggle to decide whether to escape to freedom.
Jerry Pinkney Livres
Jerry Pinkney s'impose comme l'un des artistes les plus respectés de la littérature jeunesse. Son approche artistique distinctive insuffle la vie aux histoires à travers des images riches et détaillées qui résonnent profondément auprès des lecteurs de tous âges. Au cours d'une carrière s'étendant sur plus de quatre décennies, Pinkney a constamment élevé l'art de l'illustration, démontrant une profonde capacité à capturer l'émotion et les nuances narratives. Son œuvre célébrée a redéfini le récit visuel dans le paysage du livre pour enfants.
Retells the final adventures and misadventures of Brer Rabbit and his friends and enemies
Il s'agit de l'adaptation du fameux conte d' Andersen. Dans une famille de canards naît un caneton pas comme les autres. Rejeté à cause de sa différence, le vilain petit canard fuit et part à la recherche de qui voudra l'aimer. C'est au cours de ce périple qu'il grandit et se rend compte qu'il n'est pas un canard, mais un cygne ; parmi les plus beaux des oiseaux.
Lion and the Mouse
- 40pages
- 2 heures de lecture
In this wordless retelling of an Aesop fable set in the African Serengeti, an adventuresome mouse proves that even small creatures are capable of great deeds when she rescues the King of the Jungle.
A retelling of the Afro-American tales about the adventures and misadventures of Brer Rabbit and his friends and enemies.
Mirandy is sure she'll win the cake walk if she can catch Brother Wind for her partner, but he eludes all the tricks her friends advise. This gets a high score for plot, pace, and characterization. Mirandy sparkles with energy and determination. Multi-hued watercolors fill the pages with patterned ferment. A treat to pass on to new generations.
Miami Jackson Gets It Straight
- 96pages
- 4 heures de lecture
MIAMI JACKSON CAN’T wait for school to end. But who ever thought five days could be so long? His teacher is leaving for Ghana, his arch-enemy, Destinee Tate, is on his case, and now Miami’s keeping secrets from his best friend, String. Summer can’t come soon enough!
The Dark-Thirty
- 122pages
- 5 heures de lecture
When it is neither day nor night, when shadows lurk and folks scurry home before the ghosts come out, storytelling takes on a spectral cast. During that special half-hour of twilight--the dark-thirty--pick one of these spine-tingling tales and savor it...-A white bus driver who refuses a ride to a penniless black woman later encounters her ghost.-Phantom pictures etched on the windowpanes of a man's house proclaim his guilt in a lynching. -A retired Pullman porter hears a ghostly whistle and knows it's the last train he'll ever ride. Mesmerizing and breathtakingly original, these tales are inspired by African American history and range from the time of slavery to the civil rights era of the twentieth century. With her extraordinary gift for suspense and her sure sense of storytelling, Patricia C. McKissack has created a heart-stopping collection of lasting value, a book not quickly forgotten.
Fábulas de Esopo
- 128pages
- 5 heures de lecture
La cultura griega se caracteriza por ser racional, didáctica y forjadora de valores. Tales rasgos resultaron ser tan potentes que se traspasaron a todos los rincones del mundo helénico; así nació la fábula, relato de animales y/o personas cuyos actos encierran razonamientos y generan enseñanzas. En este hermoso libro se han seleccionado sesenta fábulas de Esopo, un género y un autor imitados sin cesar. Su permanente popularidad no es de extrañar, pues cada relato nos depara una sinfín de sorpresas: un molinero y su hijo deciden llevar a un burro a cuestas, un lobo se disfraza con una piel de oveja, una oca pone huevos de oro, una tortuga vence a una liebre en una carreraày mucho, mucho más.
