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Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton
Don Tate
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Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton
Don Tate
Brief Description: "In the nineteenth century, North Carolina slave George Moses Horton taught himself to read and earned money to purchase his time though not his freedom. Horton became the first African American to be published in the South, protesting slavery in the form of verse."--Amazon.com. Review Citations:
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2015 (EAN 9781561458257, Hardcover) - *Starred Review
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2015 pg. 44 (EAN 9781561458257, Hardcover) - *Starred Review
School Library Journal 07/01/2015 pg. 104 (EAN 9781561458257, Hardcover) - *Starred Review
Publishers Weekly 07/20/2015 (EAN 9781561458257, Hardcover) - *Starred Review
Contributor Bio: Tate, Don Don Tate has illustrated numerous critically acclaimed books for children. In 2013, he earned an Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Honor Award for his book "It Jes' Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw" (Lee & Low Books). Visit his website at www.dontate.com.
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | September 1, 2015 |
| ISBN13 | 9781561458257 |
| Publishers | Peachtree Publishers |
| Genre | Ethnic Orientation > African American |
| Pages | 36 |
| Dimensions | 244 × 286 × 13 mm · 453 g |
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