The Listeners
Published on 8. September 2009
Book
Hardback
40 pages
978-1-58536-419-0 (ISBN)
Description
Ella May is a slave on a Southern plantation. Each night, Ella May and her friends secretly listen outside the windows of their master's house in the hopes of gleaning information about their fates and those of their loved ones. Illustrations.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Florence, KY
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From First Grade to Fourth Grade, Reading Age: From 8 to 9 years, Interest Age: From 6 to 9 years
Product notice
Picture book
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
32 Illustrations; Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 282 mm
Width: 234 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
431 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-58536-419-0 (9781585364190)
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Persons
Gloria Whelan is a poet and the award-winning author of many children's books including Homeless Bird, for which she received the National Book Award. The Listeners is her third title in the Tales of Young Americans series. Her other picture books with Sleeping Bear Press include Yuki and the One Thousand Carriers (2008 Society of Illustrators Gold Medal winner); Yatandou (a Junior Library Guild selection); and Friend on Freedom River (a Jefferson Cup honor book). Ms. Whelan lives near Lake St. Clair in Michigan where you can often find her out walking.