Midnight Teacher: Lilly Ann Granderson and Her Secret School

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Price
$20.95  $19.48
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Publish Date
Pages
40
Dimensions
8.9 X 10.8 X 0.4 inches | 1.0 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781620141632

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About the Author

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.

London Ladd graduated from Syracuse University with a BFA in Illustration. He works primarily in acrylic print in a painterly style, for which his picture book illustrations have been highly praised. He carries a sketchbook and paints with him everywhere he goes. Ladd and his family live in Syracuse, New York.

Reviews

* "An excellent homage to an African-American woman who taught ahead of her time." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"The painful but uplifting narrative may spark readers' curiosity about other enslaved individuals whose stories have not yet been told." -- Publishers Weekly

"A winning tribute to Lilly Ann Granderson, the Midnight Teacher. . . VERDICT A top choice for any library serving elementary school-aged children." -- School Library Journal

"Midnight Teacher: Lilly Ann Granderson and Her Secret School is an exceptional children's biography of the life and influence of an unsung hero in African-American and educational history." -- Lansing State Journal

Carter G. Woodson Award - National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)
Eureka! Nonfiction Children's Book Award - California Reading Association
Skipping Stones Book Awards - Skipping Stones Magazine
Teachers' Choices - International Literacy Association (ILA)