The Old African Hardcover - 2005
by Julius Lester; Jerry Pinkney (Illustrator)
Summary
No one on the plantation had ever heard the Old African’s voice, yet he had spoken to all of them in their minds. For the Old African had the power to see the color of a person’s soul and read his thoughts as if they were words on a page. Now it was time to act—time to lead his fellow slaves to the Water-That-Stretched-Forever, and from there back to Africa. Back to their home.
Based on legend and infused with magical realism, this haunting tale is beautiful in both its language and its images. Julius Lester and Jerry Pinkney have found a new, extraordinary way to express the horrors of slavery and the hope and strength that managed to overcome its grip.
Details
- Title The Old African
- Author Julius Lester; Jerry Pinkney (Illustrator)
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 79
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Dial Books, New York, NY
- Date 2005-09-08
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780803725645 / 0803725647
- Weight 1.5 lbs (0.68 kg)
- Dimensions 11.22 x 9.34 x 0.57 in (28.50 x 23.72 x 1.45 cm)
- Ages 05 to 08 years
- Grade levels K - 3
- Reading level 850
- Library of Congress subjects African Americans, Slavery
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003015671
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Media reviews
-Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"Lester’s story is based on a legend about Ybo Landing, GA, where a group of slaves walked into the water, saying they were walking to Africa. His resulting novella-length allegory about spirit, memory, and freedom shows how hope can live in a people even when the spirit dies... Lester and Pinkney combine their talents here to create an unusual, complex, and thought-provoking offering in which the Old African is the keeper of a power that brings comfort and, ultimately, salvation to his people."
-School Library Journal, starred review
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