Pink and Say |
Publication Information
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Author: Polacco, Patricia |
Illustrator: Polacco, Patricia |
Title: Pink and Say |
Date: 1994 |
Publisher: Philomel Books |
City: New York, NY |
ISBN, paperback: 0-399-22671-0 |
ISBN, hardback: |
Recommended audience:
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ABE/ABLE:
Yes |
ESOL:
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Family:
Yes |
Young Adult:
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Picture:
Yes |
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General Information:
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Book Type(s):
historical fiction, fiction
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HSE Descriptor(s):
social studies
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Summary: |
This long picture book tells the story of Pinkus Aylee, an African-American soldier in the Civil War, and of his mother, Moe Bay and of his friendship with a young White boy. A moving book that may be more appropriate for adults than for children, it celebrates the lives of people who otherwise would be forgotten. |
Teaching Ideas: |
Although lengthy for a picture book and although the dialect can present a problem, this book makes a wonderful read-aloud. Teachers may want to have students study slavery and the Civil War and end the unit with this emotional story. Students may want to respond with their own family histories or by writing in journals about their friendships with people of other races and cultures. Students may want to look at other books by Polacco, especially Chicken Sunday. Students may also want to create a chart of all the books they've read that deal with literacy issues (such as Paulsen's Nightjohn and Adler's Frederick Douglass) and compare how each book deals with the subject. |
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