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Sojourner Truth's Step-Stomp Stride (2009)

by Andrea Davis Pinkney(Favorite Author)

4 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0786807679 (ISBN13: 9780786807673)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Jump At The Sun

review 1: Sojourner Truth's Step-Stomp Stride book is a short biography. This book is intended for children ages 5 through 9, which is mainly (P) Primary age range from 5 through 8, but extends a little into the (I) Intermediate age from 8 through 12 years old. This book is about the life of Belle, better known as Sojourner Truth. It tells of her beginning through her first taste of real freedom and discovering that she had much to say a lot to do concerning the rights of blacks and women. It also tells about how she led many to freedom, while placing her own life and the life of others in jeopardy. I gave Sojourner Truth's Step-Stomp Stride a rating of 3, because I liked the book. It told briefly about her beginning as a child and continued through her found freedom for herself and... more others. The illustrations in the book was somewhat, I would call milky, meaning they were not bright and shining. I guess the illustrator wanted to paint pictures that would go along with the reality of the story. There was no brightness until freedom was found with the help of the freedom finders, Sojourner and her friends. I do believe that this book would appeal to the young reader. It is not too much information to become overwhelmed, but enough to learn something. I would use this book in a history lesson for the children to compare Sojourner's helping others with someone in the child's life who has helped them. This book was reviewed and read in October 2013.
review 2: Award winners Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney tell a simple biography of one of America's most influential African-Americans, Sojourner Truth. They begin at the beginning and end at the end. Not too much detail nor too little. Just enough. Not a great read-aloud for a couple of reasons: 1) historical picture books are not exciting enough for read alouds, 2) southern dialect is used in some places that could cause read-aloud readers to stumble if they haven't practiced extensively. less

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