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The Story of Sojourner Truth
By Rockwell, Anne F. & Christie, Gregory
- ISBN
- 978-0-67989-186-4
- Publisher
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf, : 2000.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on December 1, 2000
Gr 3-5 Rockwell concentrates on the part of Sojourner Truth's life that sometimes gets passed over in the rush to the "Ain't I a Woman" speech. In her long picture-book text, the author deftly weaves facts into a narrative that is straightforward and direct, if sometimes abrupt. She includes no references or bibliography, though she does mention Truth's autobiography as the "most helpful" of the sources she used. A detailed chronology of Truth's entire life helps to give context to Roc...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
