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 Knihy
Jerry Pinkney je jedním z nejuctívanějších umělců dětské literatury. Během své více než čtyřicetileté kariéry vytvořil ilustrace k více než 75 knihám, čímž zanechal nesmazatelnou stopu v oboru. Jeho mistrovství spočívá v schopnosti oživit příběhy prostřednictvím bohatých, detailních obrazů, které rezonují s mladými čtenáři i dospělými. Jeho práce, vyznačující se hloubkou a emotivem, posunula hranice vizuálního vyprávění v dětských knihách.
Retells the final adventures and misadventures of Brer Rabbit and his friends and enemies
Ošklivé káčátko
- 46 stránek
- 2 hodiny čtení
Známá pohádka o ošklivém káčátku, ze kterého vyroste krásná labuť.
Lion and the Mouse
- 40 stránek
- 2 hodiny čtení
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
- 96 stránek
- 4 hodiny čtení
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
- 122 stránek
- 5 hodin čtení
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
- 128 stránek
- 5 hodin čtení
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.
