Freedom's Fruit |
Publication Information
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Author: Hooks, William |
Illustrator: Ransome, James |
Title: Freedom's Fruit |
Date: 1996 |
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf |
City: New York |
ISBN, paperback: 0-679-82438-3 |
ISBN, hardback: |
Recommended audience:
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ABE/ABLE:
Yes |
ESOL:
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Family:
Yes |
Young Adult:
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Picture:
Yes |
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General Information:
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Book Type(s):
legends, tales and myths, fiction, easy reading
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HSE Descriptor(s):
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Summary: |
Mama Marina, a conjure woman in the Low Country of the Carolinas in the time of slavery, uses a magic spell to free her daughter and the man she loves. The book includes an Author's Note that compares the American folktale with the Greek myth of Persephone. The illustrations are especially beautiful. |
Teaching Ideas: |
Use a Venn diagram to facilitate a comparison with the Persephone myth as a pre-writing activity. How do the grape vines parallel the illness of Sheba and Joe? Although the story revolves around a magic spell, the central theme of trust and belief could be explored in comparisons between Alston/Mama Marina, Mama Marina/Sheba and Joe, and the other slaves/Mama Marina. Students interested in the art work may want to look at other books illustrated by James Ransome.
www.loggin.com/myth/content.html |
Teaching Strategies: |
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Venn Diagrams
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/venn_diagrams.pdf
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