Freedom in Congo Square

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Label

Freedom in Congo Square

Statement of responsibility

by Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by R. Gregory Christie

Creator

• Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956-
• trueWeatherford, Carole Boston, 1956-

Contributor

• trueChristie, R. Gregory, 1971-
• Christie, R. Gregory, 1971-

Author

• Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956-

Illustrator

• Christie, R. Gregory, 1971-

Subject

• 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

Genre

• Juvenile literature
• trueStories in rhyme
• truePicture books for children

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

Writing style

• trueLyrical

Illustration

• trueColorful
• trueFolk-art style

Award

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 1
• 3

Target audience

primary