Amistad The Story of a Slave Ship |
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| Author:
| McKissack, Patricia |
| Illustrator:
| Stanley, Sanna |
| Series title: | Penguin Young Readers, Level 4 Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-448-43900-6 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2005 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Young Readers Group
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| Imprint: | Penguin Young Readers |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $4.99 |
Book Description:
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In Spanish, Amistad means friendship. It was also the name of a slave ship. In 1838, the Amistad took hundreds of kidnapped Africans on a long journey across the Atlantic, but the brave captives would not give up their freedom, taking over the ship so they could sail back to their homeland. Patricia C. McKissack, Caldecott and Newbery Honor Winner as well as a three-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award, recounts an amazing chapter in American history for beginning readers.
In Spanish, Amistad means friendship. It was also the name of a slave ship. In 1838, the Amistad took hundreds of kidnapped Africans on a long journey across the Atlantic, but the brave captives would not give up their freedom, taking over the ship so they could sail back to their homeland. Patricia C. McKissack, Caldecott and Newbery Honor Winner as well as a three-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award, recounts an amazing chapter in American history for beginning readers.