Only Passing Through

The Story of Sojourner Truth

Anne Rockwell, R. Gregory Christie

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Random House USA Children's Books
15 December 2002

History & the past: general interest (Children's&YA); Religion & beliefs: general interest (Children's&YA)

A powerful picture book biography of one of the abolitionist movement's most compelling voices.

Sojourner Truth traveled the country in the latter half of the 19th century, speaking out against slavery. She told of a slave girl who was sold three times by age 13, who was beaten for not understanding her master's orders, who watched her parents die of cold and hunger when they could no longer work for their keep. Sojourner's simple yet powerful words helped people to understand the hideous truth about slavery. The story she told was her own.

Only Passing Through is the inspiring story of how a woman, born a slave with no status or dignity, transformed herself into one of the most powerful voices of the abolitionist movement. Anne Rockwell combines her lifelong love of history with her well-known skill as a storyteller to create this simple, affecting portrait of an American icon.

By: Anne Rockwell
Illustrated by: R. Gregory Christie
Imprint: Random House USA Children's Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 281mm, Width: 217mm, Spine: 4mm
Weight: 187g
ISBN: 9780440417668
ISBN 10: 044041766X
Pages: 40
Publication Date: 15 December 2002
Recommended Age: From 6 to 9 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Anne Rockwell has been an innovator in children's books for more than 30 years and has written well over 100 books. Gregory Christie's first book, The Palm of My Heart- Poetry by African American Children, received a Coretta Scott King Honor for illustration in 1997.

Reviews for Only Passing Through: The Story of Sojourner Truth

Reviewed in Bookselling Kids' Pick of the Lists Part Two for October 2000. The facts in this picture-book biography speak as eloquently as its illustrations, which have an authority and passion recalling Jacob Lawrence's Harriet and the Promised Land . --The Horn Book , Starred Review The look and feel of a children's classic . . . a valuable addition to any child's library. -- The New York Times Rockwell's vibrant storytelling, powerful content and moving author's note will likely send readers off to further reading about this extraordinary heroine. -- Publishers Weekly, Starred It's a powerful story, well told and handsomely set; worth of its courageous subject. -- The Horn Book Magazine , Starred From the Hardcover edition.