FREEDOM’S SCHOOL
Book ID/图书代码： 06540514B68134
English Summary/英文概要： KEYNOTE: From the team that created Light in the Darkness, here is another picture book chronicling the hardships and hopes involved in the earliest days of African American education.
SELLING POINTS:
TRUE This story was inspired by Lesa Cline-Ransome’s research into African American education immediately following the Emanicpation Proclamation.
SUSPENSEFUL The book shows newly-freed slaves risked their lives in order to go to school.
INSPIRING No one will be able to take literacy and school for granted after reading this book.
DYNAMIC DUO Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome have paired up on several picture books, including Satchel Paige, which has sold 140,000 copies in combined hc and pbk.
GREAT FOR CLASSROOMS Teachers can use this book for units on slavery.
TIES IN TO AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH
When Lizzie’s parents are granted their freedom from slavery, Mama says its time for Lizzie and her brother Paul to go to a real school—a new one, built just for them. Lizzie can’t wait. The scraps of learning she has picked up here and there have just made her hungry for more.
The walk to school is long. Some days it’s rainy, or windy, or freezing cold. Sometimes there are dangers lurking along the way, like angry white folks with rocks, or mysterious men on horseback. The schoolhouse is still unpainted, and its very plain, but Lizzie has never seen a prettier sight. Except for maybe the teacher, Mizz Howard, who has brown skin, just like her.
They’ve finally made it to Freedom’s School. But will it be strong enough to stand forever?
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 关键词：来自创作了《黑暗中的光亮》团队的另一部图画书作品，记录了美国黑人在教育的早期阶段所遇到的种种困难与希望。
本书卖点：
充满真实性：雷萨·克林·兰森姆在对非洲裔美国儿童的教育状况进行了调查研究后大受灵感启发，从而很快的创作了她随后的作品《解放宣言》。
充满悬念：这本书中将为读者呈现展示，那些刚刚获得解放的奴隶们是如何甘愿冒着生命危险也要获得在学校学习的机会。
激越人心：阅读完本书后，相信一定再不会有人觉得读书识字和在学校读书是一件理所当然的权利。
充满活力的二人组：雷萨·克林·兰森姆和詹姆斯·兰森姆已经以合作的方式创作发行了书本图画书，其中包括如今已大售14万余册的Satchel Paige一书。
极其适合于课堂教学：教师们可以将本书作为介绍奴隶相关章节中的辅助教材。
搭配作为美国黑人历史月资料：当利兹的父母确信他们即将从奴隶制中获得解放时，妈妈说是时候让利兹和她的哥哥保罗去真正的学校上学了---那是一个全新的学校，专门为他们而建。利兹显得有些迫不及待，虽然她也零零散散的学习了一些东西，但这样的学习经历却只是让她渴望获得更多。
通往学校的道路总是漫长的。有时会下雨，有时会刮风，也有时候会天气刺骨的寒冷。有时候甚至在上学的路上还会有潜在的危险等着你，像是愤怒的背着岩石的白人，或是神秘的骑马男子。学校的屋舍还是未经雕琢和粉饰过得样子，非常的简单，可以说利兹从来没有看到过一丝漂亮的地方。或许除了她们的老师霍华德小姐吧，有着褐色的皮肤，就像她自己一样。
她们终于等来了自己的自由学校。然而这样的学校能否足够坚挺，能否一直存在下去呢？（DC）
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About the Author/作者介绍： 雷萨·克林·兰森姆（www.lesaclineransome.com）和詹姆斯·E·兰森姆现已合作创作了多部大受好评的图画书作品，其中包括Satchel Paige（《萨特切尔·佩奇》）, Young Pele（《年轻的佩里》）, Quilt Alphabet（《字母拼凑》）, Before There Was Mozart（《在莫扎特诞生以前》）, Words Set Me Free: The Story of Young Frederick Douglass（《文字让我自由：青年弗莱德里克·道格拉斯的故事》）, Benny Goodman and Teddy Wilson（《邦尼·古德曼和泰迪·威尔森》）, 以及Light in the Darkness（《黑暗中的光亮》）等。此外，雷萨还著有Before Now（《在这以前》），并由G布莱恩·卡拉斯为本书绘制插图。《自由学校》是她在调查了美国黑人的教育情况后收到启发而创作的作品，并随后创作了《自由宣言》。
Lesa Cline-Ransome (www.lesaclineransome.com) and
James E. Ransome have paired up to create several acclaimed picture books, including Satchel Paige, Young Pele, Quilt Alphabet, Before There Was Mozart, Words Set Me
Free: The Story of Young Frederick Douglass, Benny Goodman and Teddy Wilson, and Light in the Darkness. Lesa is also the author of Before Now, illustrated by G. Brian Karas. Freedom was inspired by her research into African American education
immediately following the Emancipation Proclamation.
James E. Ransome (www.jamesaransome.com) has
illustrated nearly fifty books for children, including The Creation, a Coretta Scott King Award Book; Uncle Jed’s Barbershop, a Coretta Scott King Honor Book; This Is the Dream; and A Pride of African Tales, an NCSS/CBC Notable Children’s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies. His traveling exhibit Visual Stories has been touring the United States since 2003. The Children’s Book Council named him one of seventy-five authors and illustrators everyone should know. Lesa and James live in Rhinebeck, New York, with their four children and their Saint Bernard, Nola.
Format:HARDCOVER
Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：AVAILABLE
Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文：AVAILABLE
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