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Book Description Library Binding. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.05. Seller Inventory # G0823997006I3N10
Book Description Library Binding. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.05. Seller Inventory # G0823997006I4N00
Book Description Library Binding. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.05. Seller Inventory # G0823997006I3N00
Book Description Library Binding. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.05. Seller Inventory # G0823997006I4N00
Book Description library. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 2001. 1st Edition. LIBRARY BINDING. A good ex-library hardcover with typical library markings, some blacked out. An occasional smudge or mark, otherwise clean pages. Minor cover wear. Mylar covered dust jacket. Booksavers receives donated books and recycles them in a variety of ways. Proceeds benefit the work of Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) in the U.S. and around the world. Seller Inventory # mon0000281132
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Brand New Copy. Seller Inventory # BBB_new0823997006
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First Edition. Square octavo. 48 pages. Hardcover with color illustrated dust jacket. A children's illustrated story of Africans brought to America under chains and lock, placed into slavery, and waited for freedom until "One day a tall man in a big black hat said that all slaves should be free.". Seller Inventory # 22573
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New. Seller Inventory # Wizard0823997006
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Color Illustrations (illustrator). Not Indicated. First edition. From Publishers Weekly Noted sculptor Pace makes a stunning children's book debut. Disarming in its simplicity, his narrative conveys complex themes in a fairy tale structure. "A long time ago in Africa," reads the left-hand page of the first spread, opposite a childlike outline of the continent in orange, clearly labeled, which vibrates against a cherry-red background. The next two spreads continue, "a little boy named Jalani/ loved to play in the forest." Jalani's smiling face dominates his portrait; the forest is a grove of lollipop trees. In these three spreads, Pace introduces the key elements of his story. Like other classic fairy tales, the forest, once a child's magical kingdom, becomes a source of terror; this is the scene where "a strange man came and took him away." Pace marks Jalani's transition into life as a captive in America with a single word, "Locks," paired with the image of a padlock so carefully rendered that it seems to be animated on the page. The compositions depict Jalani's fellow field hands but never his oppressors, and his memories sustain him until he is finally freed. He keeps the lock, however, and hands it down to his eldest son "so they would never forget from where they all came." Based on the biography of Pace's own great-great-grandfather, the volume ends with a photograph of the lock. In his choice to adhere to a child's vocabulary and view of the world, Pace conveys the childlike hope that kept Jalani and his past alive. Ages 8-up. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc. Seller Inventory # 043645
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Seller Inventory # think0823997006