| Who Tells the Moon to Sleep? Contributor(s): Pilgrim, Bill (Illustrator), Whitehall, Haley (Author) |
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ISBN: 0985182830 ISBN-13: 9780985182830 Publisher: Expanding Horizons Press OUR PRICE: $11.40 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century |
| Physical Information: 0.09" H x 8.5" W x 8.5" (0.18 lbs) 34 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Picture book for ages 8 and up. Having learned from Mama that the world is filled with things that do what they please like the moon and the cat, eight-year-old Tess wonders why she and Mama are constantly told what to do. They are told when to play, when to eat, and even when to sleep. Mama gently explains that they are slaves and are told what to do because they are owned by the couple in the big house whose fields they work. But Tess realizes that a person can never truly be owned. The master cannot control her mind or her heart. This is a tender story that tells of the heartbreak of slavery and one little girl's powerful plea for freedom. |