Pub Date: April 28, 2020
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2019026613
Lexile Code: 0880
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 08 to 12
Physical Info: 0.60" H x 8.60" L x 5.70" W ( 0.50 lbs) 128 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States Civil War Period 18501877 | African American and Black | General | Action and Adventure | Royalty | Survival Stories | United States 19th Century
Series: Great Escapes
Description: In this retelling of an episode from Uncle Tom's Cabin, the slave Eliza Harris resolves to escape with her two-year-old son across the frozen Ohio River to prevent her master from selling the boy. Includes historical notes on Harriet Beecher Stowe, slavery in America, the Fugitive slave laws, and the Underground Railroad.
Brief description:
James Bernardin is a versatile and prolific illustrator of many acclaimed books for children. He has illustrated Laura Numeroff's Would I Trade My Parents?, Eve Bunting's Too Many Monsters, and Candy Chand's The Twelve Prayers of Christmas. He has also created artwork for numerous book covers, including Mary Pope Osborne's Tales from the Odyssey series.
James lives on Bainbridge Island in Washington State with his wife, Lisa, and two sons, Wyeth and Bryson.