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Publication
Jump At The Sun (2000), 64 pages
Description
A sharecropper's daughter describes her childhood in Texas in the early years of the twentieth century.
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LibraryThing member lsigh
Osceola Mays, the African-American daughter of a sharecropper, describes her childhood in a segregated Texas town during the early 20th century. Originally an oral history, this true story is illustrated with color paintings.
LibraryThing member rosesaurora
In this book Osceola recounts the stories she's told around the world of her life and also of the stories and songs she was taught while growing up.
Awards
Boston Globe–Horn Book Award (Honor — Nonfiction — 2000)
Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee — Grades 3-5 — 2001)
Orbis Pictus Award (Honor — 2001)
NCTE Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K—Grade 6 (13th Edition: 1999-2001)
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
64 p.; 9.25 inches
ISBN
0786804076 / 9780786804078