Granddaddy's Gift (International Reading Association Teacher's Choice Award) - Softcover

Mitchell, Margaree King; Johnson, Larry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0816740119 ISBN 13: 9780816740116

Publisher: Troll Communications Llc, 1998

Synopsis

When her grandfather registers to vote while living in segregated Mississippi, an African American girl begins to understand why he insists that she attend school

About this title

From the Publisher:

* International Reading Association Teacher's Choice Award * Skipping Stones Honor Award

From School Library Journal:

Kindergarten-Grade 3. A young African-American woman reminisces about a memorable incident from her Mississippi childhood in the 1960s. When a lawyer addressed a local gathering looking for volunteers to register to vote, the girl's grandfather was the only one to step forward. That same day he had impressed upon her the importance of going to school, telling her, "I want you to learn as much as you can so when you grow up, you can choose what you want to do. I didn't have that choice." Readers are told why the man's actions were dangerous, how his livelihood was threatened because he wished to exercise his constitutional right, and how his granddaughter's life was affected by his bravery. The text explains a complex social and political situation in a manner that children can understand. The illustrations are done in rich, deep tones of browns, greens, and black. The grandfather is portrayed as a man of great wisdom and dignity, reminding the girl to press on even in the face of danger. A lovely, intelligent look at a chapter of American history.?Carol Jones Collins, Montclair Kimberley Academy, NJ
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About this edition

• Publisher: Troll Communications Llc
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0816740119
• ISBN 13: 9780816740116
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32