Freedom in Congo Square
(Book)

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Author
Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956-
Contributors
Christie, R. Gregory, 1971- illustrator.
Published
New York, New York : Little Bee Books, [2016].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781499801033, 1499801033
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Lexile measure
AD 600L
Rating
AD600L
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Celebrating Black History Month
Status
Available from Another Library
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Published
New York, New York : Little Bee Books, [2016].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781499801033, 1499801033
Lexile code
AD
Lexile measure
600

Notes

Description
Six days a week, slaves labor from sunup to sundown and beyond, but on Sunday afternoons, they gather with free blacks at Congo Square outside New Orleans, free from oppression. Includes foreword about Congo Square by Freddi Williams Evans, glossary, and historical notes.
Target Audience
AD600L,Lexile
Target Audience
Decoding demand: 71 (high),Semantic demand: 96 (very high),Syntactic demand: 80 (high),Structure demand: 75 (high),Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,LG,5.4,0.5,179189.

Subjects

LC Subjects
African Americans -- History -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile literature.
Congo Square (New Orleans, La.) -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Fiction.
New Orleans (La.) -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Picture books.
Slavery -- Juvenile literature.
Stories in rhyme.
Other Subjects
African Americans -- Fiction.
Congo Square (New Orleans, La.) -- Fiction.
Slavery -- Fiction.
Stories in rhyme.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Weatherford, C. B., & Christie, R. G. (2016). Freedom in Congo Square (First edition.). Little Bee Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- and R. Gregory Christie. 2016. Freedom in Congo Square. New York, New York: Little Bee Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- and R. Gregory Christie. Freedom in Congo Square New York, New York: Little Bee Books, 2016.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Weatherford, Carole Boston, and R. Gregory Christie. Freedom in Congo Square First edition., Little Bee Books, 2016.

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