Ben and the Emancipation Proclamation
by Pat Sherman, Illustrated by Floyd Cooper
Publication Date: Nov 13, 2009
List Price: $17.00
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
Target Age Group: Picture Book
ISBN13: 9780802853196
Imprint: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Parent Company: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Hardcover Description:
After the Civil War breaks out, young Ben finds himself in a slave prison and astonishes his fellow prisoners by reading aloud the newspaper account of Lincoln’s new Emancipation Proclamation. This full-color picture book is based on actual events.
After the Civil War breaks out, young Ben finds himself in a slave prison and astonishes his fellow prisoners by reading aloud the newspaper account of Lincoln’s new Emancipation Proclamation. This full-color picture book is based on actual events.
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