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I lay my stitches down : poems of american slavery /

A volume of evocative and moving poems considers the experiences of slaves in a variety of circumstances including a house slave, a mother who loses her daughter on the auction block and a slave fleeing through the Underground Railroad.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Grady, Cynthia
Other Authors: Wood, Michele (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Grand Rapids Mich. : Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2012.
Subjects:
United States > History > Juvenile poetry.
United States > Biography > Juvenile poetry.
Children's poetry, American.
United States > History > Poetry.
American poetry.
Description
Summary:A volume of evocative and moving poems considers the experiences of slaves in a variety of circumstances including a house slave, a mother who loses her daughter on the auction block and a slave fleeing through the Underground Railroad.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 32 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780802853868 (alk. paper)
0802853862 (alk. paper)