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All Around Town

Publication Information
Author:  Johnson, Dinah Illustrator:  Roberts, Richard
Title:  All Around Town Date:  1998
Publisher:  Henry Holt and Company City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-8050-5456-1 ISBN, hardback:  

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

General Information:
Book Type(s):    easy reading, nonfiction

GED Descriptor(s):   

Summary:
Columbia, South Carolina of the 1920's and 1930's is chronicled by photographs by Richard Roberts and text by the author. One reader thought the text was too childish.

Teaching Ideas:
The expressive photographs of African Americans in their professional and family settings make excellent prompts for discussion and writing. What does the photograph say about the subjects? Why did the subjects have their pictures taken? Students might want to rewrite the text from a more adult perspective. Students could make their own books using old family photos.

Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
bullet Family > family history
bullet History > time period > 20th Century
bullet Art and Photography > photography
bullet Ethnic Groups > African-American
bullet Communities > urban > city
bullet Communities > historical
bullet Literature and Language > literature > theater


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