Bibliograph

Freedom over me, eleven slaves, their lives and dreams brought to life, by Ashley Bryan

Type

Label

Freedom over me, eleven slaves, their lives and dreams brought to life, by Ashley Bryan

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 6-10

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Freedom over me

Oclc number

952138726

Responsibility statement

by Ashley Bryan

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader AR, MG, 4.6, 1.0, Accelerated Reader Quiz #185729.Reading Counts, 3-5, 4.5, 3, 70556.Lexile, 730L.

Sub title

eleven slaves, their lives and dreams brought to life

Summary

Imagine being looked up and down and being valued as less than chair. Less than an ox. Less than a dress. Maybe about the same as ... a lantern. You, an object. An object to sell. Ashley Bryan goes to the heart of how a slave is given a monetary value by the slave owner, tempering this with the one thing that CAN'T be bought or sold -- dreams. Inspired by the actual will of a plantation owner that lists the worth of each and every one of his "workers", Bryan has created collages around that document, and others like it. Through paintings and poetry he imagines and interprets each person's life on the plantation, as well as the life their owner knew nothing about -- their dreams and pride in knowing that they were worth far more than an Overseer or Madam ever would guess

Target audience

primary

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