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The Resource The great migration : an American story, paintings by Jacob Lawrence ; with a poem in appreciation by Walter Dean Myers

The great migration : an American story, paintings by Jacob Lawrence ; with a poem in appreciation by Walter Dean Myers

Label
The great migration : an American story
Title
The great migration
Title remainder
an American story
Statement of responsibility
paintings by Jacob Lawrence ; with a poem in appreciation by Walter Dean Myers
Creator
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
A series of paintings chronicles the journey of African Americans who, like the artist's family, left the rural South in the early twentieth century to find a better life in the industrial North
Awards note
ALA Notable Books for Children, 1994.
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1917-2000
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Lawrence, Jacob
Dewey number
759.13
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Intended audience
830L
Intended audience source
Lexile
Interest level
MG
LC call number
ND237.L29
LC item number
A4 1993
Literary form
non fiction
NLM call number
759.13 Law
Reading level
5.1
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
1937-2014
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
Myers, Walter Dean
Study program name
Accelerated Reader
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Lawrence, Jacob
  • African Americans in art
  • Rural-urban migration in art
  • Painting, American
  • African Americans
  • Minority groups
  • BIPOC
  • Black people
Target audience
juvenile
Label
The great migration : an American story, paintings by Jacob Lawrence ; with a poem in appreciation by Walter Dean Myers
Instantiates
Publication
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocm28257690
Dimensions
24 x 29 cm
Extent
1 volume (unpaged)
Isbn
9780780753488
Lccn
93016788
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
color illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)28257690
Label
The great migration : an American story, paintings by Jacob Lawrence ; with a poem in appreciation by Walter Dean Myers
Publication
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocm28257690
Dimensions
24 x 29 cm
Extent
1 volume (unpaged)
Isbn
9780780753488
Lccn
93016788
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
color illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)28257690

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