The Bell Rang (Hardcover)

Recipient of a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of 2019 A young slave girl witnesses the heartbreak and hopefulness of her family and their plantation community when her brother escapes for freedom in this brilliantly conceived picture book by Coretta Scott King Award winner James E. Ransome. Every single morning, the overseer of the plantation rings the bell. Daddy gathers wood. Mama cooks. Ben and the other slaves go out to work. Each day is the same. Full of grueling work and sweltering heat. Every day, except one, when the bell rings and Ben is nowhere to be found. Because Ben ran. Yet, despite their fear and sadness, his family remains hopeful that maybe, just maybe, he made it North. That he is free. An ode to hope and a powerful tribute to the courage of those who ran for freedom, The Bell Rang is a stunning reminder that our past can never be forgotten.

General

Imprint:	Simon & Schuster
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2019
Authors:	James E. Ransome
Illustrators:	James E. Ransome
Dimensions:	286 x 266 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Picture book / Cloth over boards
Pages:	40
ISBN-13:	978-1-4424-2113-4
Categories:	Books > Children's & Educational > Humanities > History > General Books > Children's & Educational > Geography & environment > Geography > Human geography / peoples of the world > General Books > Children's & Educational > Young children's, early learning & special book types > Special book types > Picture books > General Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > Young Children's Early Learning & Special Book Types Promotions
LSN:	1-4424-2113-4
Barcode:	9781442421134

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