Olaudah Equiano: From Slavery to Freedom

Band 15/Emerald

Paul Thomas author Victor Ambrus illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers

Published:4th Jan '07

Should be back in stock very soon

Olaudah Equiano: From Slavery to Freedom cover

This biography tells the fascinating story of Olaudah Equiano.

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Olaudah Equiano was kidnapped as a child from his village in Africa and shipped to America to begin life in slavery. This book recounts his amazing journey to freedom and how he eventually helped to put an end to slavery. The text and pictures graphically portray his life aboard ship, on the plantations and later life in the English gentry.

  • Emerald/Band 15 books provide a widening range of genres including science fiction and biography, prompting more ways to respond to texts.
  • Text type – A biography
  • There is a useful glossary and a timeline of Olaudah's life to help children recount the information.
  • Curriculum links – Citizenship : to realise the nature and consequences of racism; Geography: To recognise how places fit together within a wide geographical context.
  • This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

ISBN: 9780007230969

Dimensions: 210mm x 170mm x 3mm

Weight: 120g

48 pages