From Miss Ida's Porch
Publication Information
Author:  Belton, Sandra	Illustrator:  Cooper, Floyd
Title:  From Miss Ida's Porch	Date:  1993
Publisher:  Four Winds Press	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-02-708915-0	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    historical fiction, memoirs/reminiscences
HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies
Summary:
People from the street gather on Miss Ida's porch to hear stories, especially stories about important Black musicians (Lena Horne, Duke Ellington, Marian Anderson) and their personal connections to them. These I-remember-when stories are both heartfelt and instructive in terms of the personal side of history.
Teaching Ideas:
This book might make a good introduction to a unit on storytelling. Or readers could follow up the reading of this book by writing about their own connections (rendezvous with or memory of) with an important person. Teachers may want to augment this book by reading aloud (or assigning) some of the porch scenes from Zora Neale Hurston's books. For additional family history books, see the Family History Matrix.
Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
Ethnic Groups > African-American Family > family history History > region > U.S. history > Civil Rights Literature and Language > storytelling Music > musicians > Ellington, Duke Music > musicians > Horne, Lena Music > musicians > Anderson, Marian Social Studies > sociology > social issues > racism > segregation

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