Illustrator: R. Gregory Christie
Comments:
Weatherford learned about Rosenwald schools from her parents who experienced them first hand. Julius Rosenwald, second-generation American and president of Sears, donated millions so African American communities could build their own schools. In a series of poems, from the perspective of the student Ovella, Weatherford shows how the project of building these schools strengthened the community and gave generations young and old a hope for a better tomorrow. Historically, Weatherford communicates well the African American experience during the Reconstruction era after the Civil War and Emancipation. R. Gregory Christie's folk art emphasizes the sense of culture that the poems seek to instill.
Copyright: Scholastic, 2006
Age level: 7-10
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Historical Fiction, Poetry and Verse
Multicultural/International: African American
Awards: SCBWI Golden Kite Honor for Picture Book Text, NAACP Image Award Finalist, IRA Notable Books for a Global Society, Notable Book: National Council for the Social Studies
Location: Personal Collection
Rating: * * * *
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