Only Passing Through
Publication Information
Author:  Rockwell, Anne	Illustrator:  Christie, R. Gregory
Title:  Only Passing Through	Date:  2001
Publisher:  Alfred A. Knopf	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-679-89186-2	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    biography and autobiography, true story
HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies
Summary:
Strong illustrations help tell this biography of Sojourner Truth. An Author's Note updates the relevance of Sojourner Truth and provides a helpful timeline.
Teaching Ideas:
Use in a text set with other former slaves who were abolitionists like Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass. Students could develop a matrix to compare and contrast the work of these three--motivations, speeches, location, contributions etc. Look on the Internet for more information www.nisto.com/wct/who/sojourn.html and find her Ain't I A Woman speech eserver.org/race/aint-i-a-woman.html
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