{"product_id":"hard-labor-the-first-african-americans-1619-paperback","title":"Hard Labor: The First African Americans, 1619 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatricia C. McKissack\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFredrick L. Jr. McKissack\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJoseph Daniel Fiedler\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis illustrated historical chapter book introduces young readers to some of the very first African Americans, who came to American in the early seventeenth century.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1619, twenty Africans stepped foot on American soil as indentured servants. They came with dreams of the future, knowing if they could hold on and finish out their sentences, they would be free. Who were they, how did they get here, and did their lives go the way they imagined? Details of their stories have been lost over time but what remains is an important piece of American history.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatricia C. McKissack is the author of many highly acclaimed books for children, including \u003ci\u003eGoin' Someplace Special, \u003c\/i\u003e a Coretta Scott King Award winner; \u003ci\u003eThe Honest-to-Goodness Truth; Let My People Go, \u003c\/i\u003e written with her husband, Fredrick, and recipient of the NAACP Image Award; \u003ci\u003eThe Dark-Thirty, \u003c\/i\u003e a Newbery Honor Book and Coretta Scott King Award winner; and \u003ci\u003eMirandy and Brother Wind, \u003c\/i\u003e recipient of the Caldecott Medal and a Coretta Scott King Honor Book. She lives in St. Louis, Missouri. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFredrick McKissack has nearly twenty years experience as a writer and an editor. His articles, op-eds, and reviews have been published in \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eVibe \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, and others. He lives in Fort Wayne, Indiana, with his wife, Lisa, and their son, Mark. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn award-winning, freelance artist-illustrator since 1973, Joseph Daniel Fiedler has produced art and illustrations that have appeared in numerous publications and exhibitions. Fiedler has illustrated children's books and received a Silver Medal from the Society of Illustrators of New York. Fiedler's personal paintings have been exhibited at galleries in Germany, Japan, and throughout the United States. He has taught painting and illustration at Carnegie Mellon University and the College for Creative Studies. Fiedler has lived in Pennsylvania, Japan, New Mexico, and Michigan and now resides in Grass Valley, California. Learn more about Joseph Daniel Fiedler at ScaryJoey.com.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.22 x 8.33 x 4.67 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hard Labor: The First African Americans, 1619\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47452280225970,"sku":"9780689861499","price":7.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/mkaBt4JIc_9780689861499.webp?v=1783096345","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/hard-labor-the-first-african-americans-1619-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}