Grandmama's Pride - Hardcover

Becky Birtha, Colin Bootman

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 080753028X ISBN 13: 9780807530283

Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company, 2005

Synopsis

Set in the South of the 1960s, this picture book tells the story of young Sarah Marie, who visits her Grandmama every summer. One summer in particular, Sarah Marie faces a hard realization about the segregated South. By the next summer, things are different. Full color.

About this title

Review:

"Told in Sarah Marie's voice, this slice of dramatic history will touch both heart and mind."

Booklist

"The strong, sensitive writing is enhanced by beautiful watercolor paintings filled with chips of light."

School Library Journal

"Bittersweet nostalgia and a gentle introduction to an important and painful piece of our national past."

Kirkus Reviews

About the Author:

Becky Birtha often traveled by bus as a child to visit family in Virginia. Remembering those trips gave her the idea for Grandmama's Pride. She lives in Pennsylvania. Colin Bootman was born in Trinidad. He moved to the United States when he was seven, but the vibrant palette of the Caribbean has always influenced his painting. In 2004, he received a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award. He lives in New York.

About this edition

• Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 080753028X
• ISBN 13: 9780807530283
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32