Africa Is My Home: A Child Of The Amistad

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04b7365b0e 9 Sep 2013 ... In her first book for children, Edinger fuses fact and fiction, despair and hope in the story of a nine-year-old girl taken from her Sierra Leona homeland. ... In Havana, a white man buys Margru and three other children, and they are forced onto the Amistad. ... Meticulously incorporated .... Meet-the-Author Book Reading with Monica Edinger Featured title: Africa Is My Home: A Child of the Amistad Created by TeachingBooks.net. Rate & Share .... “As Margru, a child from Sierra Leone, is herded aboard the slave vessel Amistad, she never expects to see her home again. But in this remarkable story, she .... 28 Oct 2013 ... When a drought hits in Sierra Leone, nine-year-old Magulu is sold by her father. But an unthinkable chain of events unfolds: a capture by slave .... Edinger, Monica Africa Is My Home: A Child of the Amistad; illus. by Robert Byrd. Candlewick, 2013 [64p] ISBN 978-0-7636-5038-4 $17.99 Reviewed from .... Author Monica Edinger was intrigued with the story of the Amistad when she visited the museum ... Africa Is My Home: A Child of the Amistad by Monica Edinger. 14 Jan 2014 ... I am sure that you have heard of the slave ship Amistad, and the mutiny that took place on board. But did you know that there were four children .... 9 Jun 2014 ... Africa Is My Home In what should have been a year-long contract of difficult labor as a “pawn” for a 9-year-old girl whose family cannot survive .... 24 Feb 2015 ... Inspired by a true account, here is the compelling story of a child who arrives in America on the slave ship Amistad —and eventually makes her .... Inspired by a true account, here is the compelling story of a child who arrives in America on the slave ship Amistad —and eventually makes her way.... Africa Is My Home has 397 ratings and 101 reviews. Betsy said: It's no secret that nonfiction in children's literature is the buzzword of the day. Thanks.... Inspired by a true account, here is the compelling story of a child who arrives in America on the slave ship Amistad —and eventually makes her way home to .... 31 Jul 2013 ... AFRICA IS MY HOME by Monica Edinger ... A Child of the Amistad ... and then to the United States on the Spanish slave ship the Amistad.. Get this from a library! Africa is my home : a child of the Amistad. [Monica Edinger; Robert Byrd] -- Presents a tale of a child, Sarah Margru Kinson, who arrives in .... Africa Is My Home: A Child of the Amistad by Monica Edinger. (review). Thaddeus Andracki. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, Volume 67, Number 3, .... 6 Mar 2014 ... "When a drought hits her homeland in Sierra Leone, nine-year-old Magulu is sold as a pawn by her father in exchange for rice. But before she .... 20 Oct 2013 ... How I wished a book like AFRICA IS MY HOME: A CHILD OF THE AMISTAD existed back when I was a student. Although I got good marks in .... Presents a tale of a child who arrives in America on the slave ship Amistad describing her capture, her witness to a mutiny, and the Supreme Court trial that .... 23 May 2013 - 1 min - Uploaded by Monica EdingerAFRICA IS MY HOME: A CHILD OF THE AMISTAD Candlewick Press, Somerville , MA.. Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references [p. 60]. Summary: Presents a tale of a child who arrives in America on the slave ship Amistad describing her ...