The Old African
by Lester, Julius
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0803725647
- ISBN 13
- 9780803725645
- Seller
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Ashland, Oregon, United States
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Synopsis
No one on the plantation had ever heard the Old African’s voice, yet he had spoken to all of them in their minds. For the Old African had the power to see the color of a person’s soul and read his thoughts as if they were words on a page. Now it was time to act—time to lead his fellow slaves to the Water-That-Stretched-Forever, and from there back to Africa. Back to their home. Based on legend and infused with magical realism, this haunting tale is beautiful in both its language and its images. Julius Lester and Jerry Pinkney have found a new, extraordinary way to express the horrors of slavery and the hope and strength that managed to overcome its grip.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Take Five Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 025343
- Title
- The Old African
- Author
- Lester, Julius
- Illustrator
- Pinkney, Jerry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0803725647
- ISBN 13
- 9780803725645
- Publisher
- Dial Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2005
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
- Keywords
- Fiction, Slavery, Telepathy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- First Edition
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