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Sherley Anne Williams (1944–1999)

Autor(a) de Working Cotton

5+ Works 913 Membros 44 Críticas

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Obras por Sherley Anne Williams

Working Cotton (1992) 568 exemplares
Dessa Rose (1986) 302 exemplares
Girls Together (1999) 25 exemplares
Some One Sweet Angel Chile (1982) 3 exemplares

Associated Works

Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937) — Posfácio, algumas edições; Prefácio, algumas edições18,979 exemplares
Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894) — Introdução, algumas edições3,083 exemplares
Ain't I a Woman! A Book of Women's Poetry from Around the World (1987) — Contribuidor — 466 exemplares
The Black Woman: An Anthology (1970) — Contribuidor — 235 exemplares
African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle and Song (2020) — Contribuidor — 169 exemplares
The Vintage Book of African American Poetry (2000) — Contribuidor — 141 exemplares
Black Women Writers at Work (1983) — Contribuidor — 123 exemplares
Black Nature: Four Centuries of African American Nature Poetry (2009) — Contribuidor — 113 exemplares
Sisterfire: Black Womanist Fiction and Poetry (1994) — Contribuidor — 46 exemplares
Midnight Birds: Stories by Contemporary Black Women Writers (1980) — Contribuidor — 45 exemplares
Between Mothers and Daughters: Stories Across A Generation (1985) — Contribuidor — 27 exemplares
Confirmation: An Anthology of African American Women (1983) — Contribuidor — 22 exemplares
Crawl Out Your Window #15 — Contribuidor — 2 exemplares

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From sun up till sun down, the life of those who pick cotton in order to eck out a living is told from the perspecitive of a young girl. As she tells the story of her family, this young black girl speaks the venacular of those whom she works with in the field of central California.

It is a difficult experience, and as she tells the story of her family and those who work with them, there is a sense of pride for her family and how very hard they work. In particular, she speaks of her father in such loving terms that show a great deal of respect for the fact that he is able to prouduce so much for his hard work.

The artistry is beautfiful, and this Caldecott winning book allows the reader to feel the pride, the love of family and the strong bond they share.">

It is a hard life made special by the bonds and the routine of migrant life.

Highly Recommended.

Four Stars
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Whisper1 | 35 outras críticas | Jun 10, 2023 |
A Young slave girl tells the story of her family's life working in the cotton fields. The story is told from her perspective in her voice. Reading it in the young girls' voice makes the reader feel as if they were her having the same experiences she was describing. I also like that it is told from a young girl's perspective because when used in a school it can help young children see how it was back then from an understandable perspective.
 
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JacquelynLochner | 35 outras críticas | Jan 18, 2020 |
I enjoyed reading this book bcause it was a lot different than the normal everyday children's picture book that I think of. The language used in this book was more of a broken English, as a slave might have spoken, because this story is about a slave family working all day picking cotton. It's told in the perspective of a child, and is surprisingly positive. The child is in awe of the hard work his dad does, and wants to be helpful. It shows a small window into the lives of slaves in America. I think more people should read more about this time in history.… (mais)
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hannah98g | 35 outras críticas | Jan 17, 2020 |

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Obras
5
Also by
19
Membros
913
Popularidade
#28,084
Avaliação
4.0
Críticas
44
ISBN
33
Línguas
4

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