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A voice of her own : the story of Phillis Wheatley, slave poet

Title
A voice of her own : the story of Phillis Wheatley, slave poet / Kathryn Lasky ; illustrated by Paul Lee.
Author
Lasky, Kathryn
Publication
Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2012.

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Additional Authors
  • Lee, Paul
  • Schomburg Children's Collection
Description
38 pages : color illustrations; 24 cm
Series Statement
Candlewick biographies
Uniform Title
Candlewick biographies.
Alternative Title
  • Story of Phillis Wheatley, slave poet
  • Phillis Wheatley, slave poet
Subject
  • Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784 > Juvenile literature
  • Poets, American > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 > Biography > Juvenile literature
  • African American women poets > Biography > Juvenile literature
  • Enslaved persons > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature
  • African American poets > Biography > Juvenile literature
  • Women > Biography
Note
  • "Reinforced trade ed."--Back flap.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (page 36) and index.
Audience (note)
  • 008-012.
Local note
  • Schomburg copy with dust jacket.
Call Number
Sc E 15-1778
ISBN
  • 9780763628789
  • 0763628786
  • 0763660914
  • 9780763660918
  • 0763664278
  • 9780763664275
LCCN
2001047139
OCLC
808772103
Author
Lasky, Kathryn.
Title
A voice of her own : the story of Phillis Wheatley, slave poet / Kathryn Lasky ; illustrated by Paul Lee.
Imprint
Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2012.
Edition
2nd pbk. ed.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Candlewick biographies
Candlewick biographies.
Local Note
Schomburg copy with dust jacket.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 36) and index.
Summary
A biography of an African girl brought to New England as a slave in 1761 who became famous on both sides of the Atlantic as the first Black poet in America.
Audience
008-012.
Added Author
Lee, Paul, ill.
Schomburg Children's Collection.
Research Call Number
Sc E 15-1778
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