Cover of A slave family / Bobbie Kalman & Amanda Bishop.

A slave family / Bobbie Kalman & Amanda Bishop.

by Bobbie Kalman

Colonial People (Crabtree)

Reading Level 6-7 Moderate (Lvl 3) Ages 9-12

The text is written at a 6th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content has moderate intensity with some emotionally heavy themes.

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About This Book

Discover the everyday experiences and close bonds within an enslaved family living on a colonial American plantation. This story reveals the challenges and resilience of African American families during a difficult period in history. Through their daily lives, readers gain insight into the strength and spirit that shaped their communities.

Representation & Themes

African American HistoryFamilyHistoricalSocial Justice

For Parents

Content Intensity

Level 3 — Moderate
Gentle Mild Moderate Intense Very Intense

Real stakes and emotional weight. May include sustained danger, loss, or bullying.

Content Flags

Historical Hardship Family Change Social Injustice
Data confidence: standard

Details

ISBN
077870792X
Pages
32
Publisher
New York ; St. Catharines, Ont. : Crabtree Pub.
Published
2003
Type
Nonfiction
Word Count
4,961

Genres

History

Subjects

Slaves -- United States -- Social conditions -- Juvenile literatureSlaves -- United States -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile literaturePlantation life -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literatureAfrican American families -- History -- Juvenile literatureAfrican Americans -- History -- To 1863 -- Juvenile literatureSlaves -- Social conditionsSlaves -- Social life and customsPlantation lifeAfrican American families -- HistoryAfrican Americans -- History -- To 1863United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775African American familiesAfrican AmericansHistoryJuvenile literatureSlavesSocial conditionsSocial life and customsSlaverySlaves, united statesSlaves, social conditionsEnslaved persons, united states, social conditions

Places

United States