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Available
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Publication
Lee & Low Books (2003), Paperback, 32 pages
Description
During the California Gold Rush Rosabel, an African American, and Sophie, a Jew, team up and search for gold to buy Rosabel's mother her freedom from a slave catcher.
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Awards
Sydney Taylor Book Award (Mass Import -- Pending Differentiation)
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — 2005)
Language
Lexile
940L
User reviews
LibraryThing member STBA
California in the Gold Rush era is the setting for this heartwarming story of an inter-racial friendship. Two little girls, one Jewish and one African-American, find enough gold to ransom the run-aways the slave-catcher has in his clutches. Colorful, realistic illustrations reflect the setting,
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LibraryThing member rita009
This book is about an African-American girl and a Jewish girl who becomes friends in order to look for gold to save the black girl's mother from slave catchers. Through all of the effort and hard work, they are able to find enough gold to free all the slaves. THis book portrays love, bravery and
I liked this book because it showed how two people from different nationalities and different backgrounds came together to accomplish a mission. I believe that if more people would work together the world would be a better place.
For an older classroom setting, I would incorporate this book by pairing each of my students with another student that was from a different nationality. I would give them 2 days to find out as much as they can about the other person and then I would have them present their findings to the rest of the class.
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friendship.I liked this book because it showed how two people from different nationalities and different backgrounds came together to accomplish a mission. I believe that if more people would work together the world would be a better place.
For an older classroom setting, I would incorporate this book by pairing each of my students with another student that was from a different nationality. I would give them 2 days to find out as much as they can about the other person and then I would have them present their findings to the rest of the class.
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LibraryThing member MarthaL
Two girls one a free slave and another a young Jewess hunt for gold to buy the others freedom. With the help of the man at the assay office they lay claim to a gold mine they discover. When they go to buy the mother's freedom and they see the other slaves who have also been captured they buy their
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freedom too. The sum of this vividly illustrated picture book is summed up on the second last page when the whole town learned about "bout what matters in this old world of ours." An excellent read aloud for 2nd - 4th graders. Show Less
ISBN
1584301694 / 9781584301691
Other editions
Legend of Freedom Hill by Linda Jacobs Altman (Paperback)