Book Detail
Long Journey Home |
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Publication Information |
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| Author: Lester, Julius | Illustrator: | ||||||||
| Title: Long Journey Home | Date: 1972 | ||||||||
| Publisher: Scholastic Inc. | City: New York, NY | ||||||||
| ISBN, paperback: | ISBN, hardback: 0-590-41433-X | ||||||||
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| ABE/ABLE: | ESOL: | ||||||||
| Family: Yes | Young Adult: Yes | ||||||||
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General Information: |
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| Book Type(s): historical fiction, short stories | |||||||||
HSE Descriptor(s): social studies |
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Summary: |
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| These six short stories are based on historical fact; Lester's notes at the end of the book describe the original sources. Each features an African American protagonist. All are ordinary people who led extraordinary lives. | |||||||||
Teaching Ideas: |
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| Individual stories (or the entire book) could supplement study of 19th-century U.S. history or the African American experience. Chapter 2 could be part of an Ohio history unit. "Louis" would work very well as a DR-TA. "Ben" and "The Man Who Was a Horse" are wonderful character sketches. Learners might enjoy preparing excerpts of Long Journey Home to read aloud; the story lends itself to oral interpretation. Julius Lester: www.childreuslit.com/8_lester.html; teacher.scholastic.com/authorsandbooks/authors/lester/bio.htm | |||||||||
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 DR-TA: Directed Reading Thinking Activityhttp://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/dr_ta.pdf |
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