| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
36 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader 4.5. |
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Reading Counts! 4.5. |
| Summary |
Relates the story of North Carolina slave George Moses Horton, who taught himself to read, learned to write, and became a well-known, published poet in spite of his slave status. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR 4.5 0.5 175345. |
| Awards |
Winner of American Library Association Notable Books for Children, 2016 |
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Winner of Carter G. Woodson Book Awards, 2016. |
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Winner of Christopher Book Awards, 2016. |
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Winner of Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award, 2016. |
| Study Program |
Lexile by Metametrics. |
| Subject |
Horton, George Moses, 1798?-approximately 1880 -- Juvenile literature.
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Poets, American -- 19th century -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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African American poets -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Enslaved persons -- North Carolina -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Freed persons -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Picture books for children.
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Horton, George Moses, 1798?-approximately 1880 |
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African American poets |
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Freed persons |
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Poets, American |
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Enslaved persons |
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North Carolina |
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United States |
| Chronological Term |
1800-1899 |
| Genre/Form |
Literature
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Biographies
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Juvenile works
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Biographies.
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Literature.
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Picture books.
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Juvenile literature.
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Children's non-fiction.
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| Added Title |
Remarkable story of George Moses Horton : poet |
| ISBN |
9781561458257 (hbk.) |
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1561458252 (hbk.) |
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