Book Detail

Sweet Words So Brave

Publication Information
Author:  Curry, Barbara & Brodie, James Illustrator:  Butler, Jerry
Title:  Sweet Words So Brave Date:  1996
Publisher:  Zino Press City:  Madison, WI
ISBN, paperback:  1-55933-179-8 ISBN, hardback:  

Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes ESOL:  
Family:   Yes Young Adult:  
Picture:   Yes

General Information:
Book Type(s):    nonfiction, biography and autobiography

HSE Descriptor(s):    language arts - reading

Summary:
Narrated as a story told by a old, Black storyteller to a young child, the book relates the history of African American writers which is illustrated with beautiful, bold paintings by Jerry Butler. The use of different type faces may distract some readers.

Teaching Ideas:
Teachers may want to excerpt sections about particular people or historical periods to use with text sets on those subjects. A teacher may choose to use the entire book, developing a class matrix to keep track of dates, accomplishments, barriers that were overcome, and so forth. Individual students could then choose one of the featured writers to do further research using the "Selected Reading Material" at the end of the book. Websites: www.nps.gov/frdo/freddoug.html www.mcm.uc.edu/worldfest/about.html teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/Tlresources/longterm/lessonplans/famous/gbrooks.html longman.awl.com/kennedy/ellison/biography.html

Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
bullet Ethnic Groups > African-American
bullet Ethnic Groups > African-American > well-known people > Douglass, Frederick
bullet History > region > U.S. history > Civil Rights
bullet Literature and Language > authors > Angelou, Maya
bullet Literature and Language > authors > Hughes, Langston
bullet Literature and Language > authors > Hurston, Zora Neale
bullet Literature and Language > authors > Ellison, Ralph
bullet Literature and Language > authors > Hansberry, Lorraine
bullet Literature and Language > authors > Brooks, Gwendolyn
bullet Literature and Language > authors > Baldwin, James


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