Right now I am just starting the book. Anne is telling us what the Nazis have done to the rules. One thing they did is that Jews have to be indoors by 8. The second one is that they have to walk everywhere, which is very very hard. The last one is that everyone had to wear a gold star on their clothing, to school, for shopping, and just walking around. [beamerbrit21]
Anne Frank: Her Life in Words and Pictures
April 29, 2010 — falconmediaWalter Dean Myers: Writer for Real Teens
February 26, 2010 — falconmedia
This book is about an African-American writer named Walter Dean Myers. He had trouble reading at first, always stumbling over words, but one day the teacher told him he could write what he wanted to say. He wrote the most amazing story and he thought writing would be a career. After a long journey through the army first, almost in jail and getting suspended, Myers wrote over 30 books in his time. His son began a new career of drawing, so Myers wrote while Christopher drew. They were a good team after awhile – Myers got many awards, like the Coretta Scott King award six times. He was the best African-American writer between 1940 and 1990. [master37400]
Harriet Tubman
February 9, 2009 — falconmedia
This book would be great for anyone wanting to learn about the true life of Harriet Tubman or a great historical figure. While Harriet was young, as a slave, she had a tragic life and got switched around from place to place a lot of times. Her owner kept getting her back after the people who had bought her kept sending complaints. She sometimes got separated from her family.
At one point in her life, Harriet met John Tubman and they decided to get married. John was not a slave, unlike Harriet. Afterwards, Harriet hired a lawyer to find out she was still legally a slave. After a while, they found out that she was never supposed to be a slave, yet she still had to be one. Read the rest of this entry »
Romare Bearden: Collage of Memories
February 10, 2000 — falconmedia
photo collages
revivals, jazz, quilting bees
richness of Harlem
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom
February 10, 2000 — falconmedia
I set the North Star
in the heavens and I mean
for you to be free
I Was Born a Slave: The Story of Harriet Jacobs
February 9, 2000 — falconmedia
born in slavery
out of darkness build a dawn
triumph against odds
The Trouble Begins at 8: A Life of Mark Twain in the Wild, Wild West
February 8, 2000 — falconmedia
kind and genius drunk,
the world’s first celebrity
rouses the rabble
