Book cover for This Is The Rope : A Story From The Great Migration
Description
The story of one family's journey north during the Great Migration starts with a little girl in South Carolina who finds a rope under a tree one summer. She has no idea the rope will become part of her family's history. But for three generations, that rope is passed down, used for everything from jump rope games to tying suitcases onto a car for the big move north to New York City, and even for a family reunion where that first little girl is now a grandmother. During the time of the Great Migration, millions of African American families relocated from the South, seeking better opportunities. With grace and poignancy, Woodson's lilting storytelling and Ransome's masterful oil paintings of country and city life tell a rich story of a family adapting to change as they hold on to the past and embrace the future.
Publisher Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
ISBN10 0399239863
ISBN13 9780399239861
Number of Pages 32
File Size DL-3MB
Shelf Number KR230
Grade Range 0 - 3
Ages 5 - 8
Format Audio Plus Download, EPub Download, Voice Text