Childtimes : A Three-Generation Memoir by Eloise Greenfield and Lessie Jones...

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ISBN
9780064461344
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0064461343
ISBN-13
9780064461344
eBay Product ID (ePID)
32323

Product Key Features

Book Title
Childtimes : a Three-Generation Memoir
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1993
Topic
History / United States / 19th Century, History / United States / 20th Century, Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage
Illustrator
Yes, Pinkney, Jerry
Genre
Juvenile Nonfiction
Author
Eloise Greenfield, Lessie Jones Little
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
10.3 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
6.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
LCCN
77-026581
Reviews
Three women--grandmother, mother, daughter--recall significant aspects of their respective childhoods. The effect is poignant and moving: household chores, school life and socials, encounters with prejudice, love of family, pride of heritage., "The intimate details of loving and growing up and the honesty with which they are told will involve all readers, both white and black, and broaden their understanding of this country's recent past." -- School Library Journal "Three women--grandmother, mother, daughter--recall significant aspects of their respective childhoods. The effect is poignant and moving: household chores, school life and socials, encounters with prejudice, love of family, pride of heritage." -- The Horn Book "The loving, snapshot-like reminiscences ("Getting Baptized"; "Learning the Hard Way"; "Horses and Cows") of three African American women are embellished with family photographs and evocative drawings." -- Publishers Weekly "For all parents who wish to present to their children the very best in literature." -- Washington Post, "The loving, snapshot-like reminiscences ("Getting Baptized"; "Learning the Hard Way"; "Horses and Cows") of three African American women are embellished with family photographs and evocative drawings.", The intimate details of loving and growing up and the honesty with which they are told will involve all readers, both white and black, and broaden their understanding of this country's recent past.
Grade From
Fourth Grade
Grade To
Sixth Grade
Dewey Decimal
920/.0092/96073
Synopsis
Three generations of African-American women remember their "childtimes" in this lyrical memoir spanning a century of American history. This book preserves the lives and communities of times past for future generations. Complete with a family tree, Eloise Greenfield and Lessie Jones Little's Childtimes beautifully captures the experiences of grandmother, mother, and daughter as they recall moments from their childhood. Supports the Common Core State Standards, From the legendary children's book writer Eloise Greenfield comes the beautiful Coretta Scott King Honor-winning middle grade memoir written in collaboration with her mother and grandmother and illustrated by award-winning illustrator Jerry Pinkney. Three generations of African-American women remember their "childtimes" in this lyrical memoir spanning a century of American history. This book preserves the lives and communities of times past for future generations. Complete with a family tree, photos from the authors' family albums, and drawings by Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator Jerry Pinkney, Eloise Greenfield and Lessie Jones Little's Childtimes beautifully captures the experiences of grandmother, mother, and daughter as they recall moments from their childhood. "The intimate details of loving and growing up and the honesty with which they are told will involve all readers, both white and black, and broaden their understanding of this country's recent past." -- School Library Journal, From the legendary children's book writer Eloise Greenfield comes the beautiful Coretta Scott King Honor-winning middle grade memoir written in collaboration with her mother and grandmother and illustrated by award-winning illustrator Jerry Pinkney. Three generations of African-American women remember their "childtimes" in this lyrical memoir spanning a century of American history. This book preserves the lives and communities of times past for future generations. Complete with a family tree, photos from the authors' family albums, and drawings by Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator Jerry Pinkney, Eloise Greenfield and Lessie Jones Little's Childtimes beautifully captures the experiences of grandmother, mother, and daughter as they recall moments from their childhood. "The intimate details of loving and growing up and the honesty with which they are told will involve all readers, both white and black, and broaden their understanding of this country's recent past." --School Library Journal
LC Classification Number
F264.P37G73

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