Freedom in Congo Square
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Freedom in Congo Square
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The work Freedom in Congo Square represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Culver-Union Township Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.
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- Label
- Freedom in Congo Square
- Statement of responsibility
- by Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
- Subject
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- true19th century -- 1801 -- 1900
- Stories in rhyme
- trueSlavery -- Southern States
- trueManners and customs
- trueCongo Square (New Orleans, La.)
- Sunday -- Louisiana | New Orleans -- History -- Juvenile literature
- New Orleans (La.) -- History -- Juvenile literature
- truePicture books for children
- trueSlaves -- Southern States
- Meetings -- Louisiana | New Orleans -- History -- Juvenile literature
- African Americans -- Louisiana | New Orleans -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Slaves -- Louisiana | New Orleans -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile literature
- African Americans -- Louisiana | New Orleans -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile literature
- trueLeisure
- trueAfrican Americans -- Southern States
- trueNew Orleans, Louisiana -- History -- 19th century
- Congo Square (New Orleans, La.) -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "As slaves relentlessly toiled in an unjust system in 19th century Louisiana, they all counted down the days until Sunday, when at least for half a day they were briefly able to congregate in Congo Square in New Orleans. Here they were free to set up an open market, sing, dance, and play music. They were free to forget their cares, their struggles, and their oppression. This story chronicles slaves' duties each day, from chopping logs on Mondays to baking bread on Wednesdays to plucking hens on Saturday, and builds to the freedom of Sundays and the special experience of an afternoon spent in Congo Square."--Provided by publisher
- Award
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- New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book, 2016.
- School Library Journal Best Books, 2016
- Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2016
- Charlotte Zolotow Award, 2017
- ALA Notable Children's Book, 2017
- Notable Books for a Global Society, 2017
- Awards note
- Caldecott Honor Book, 2017
- Cataloging source
- BT
- Dewey number
- 976.3/35
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
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- Ages 4-8
- AD 670
- AD600L
- Decoding demand: 71 (high)
- Semantic demand: 96 (very high)
- Syntactic demand: 80 (high)
- Structure demand: 75 (high)
- Intended audience source
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- Lexile
- Lexile
- Lexile
- LC call number
- F379.N57
- LC item number
- C667 2016
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile
- 600
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
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- 1
- 3
- Target audience
- primary
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