Janet Halfmann

Seven Miles to Freedom

The Robert Smalls Story
Illustrator: Smith, Duane

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The true story of Robert Smalls, a slave steamboat wheelman who commandeered a Confederate ship during the Civil War and escaped with his family and crew to freedom.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lee & Low Books
• Seitenzahl: 40
• Altersempfehlung: 8 bis 11 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 271mm x 231mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 180g
• ISBN-13: 9781600609862
• ISBN-10: 1600609864
• Artikelnr.: 35561705

Autorenporträt

Janet Halfmann is the author of more than forty books for children, including Lee & Low's Midnight Teacher, which Kirkus called "An excellent homage to an African-American woman who taught ahead of her time" in a starred review. When she's not writing, Halfmann enjoys working in the garden, exploring nature, visiting new places, especially wildlife areas and living-history museums, and watching movies. Halfmann lives with her husband in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Duane Smith was an artist, illustrator, and graphic designer with a degree from Pratt Institute in New York City and a Master's in Illustration from the Fashion Institute of Technology. His wide-ranging works have been featured in periodicals, books, movie storyboards, and galleries. Smith also worked in graphic design and interactive media development, and split his time between homes in Brooklyn and Albany, New York. He died in 2020.