Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton

Based on true events of important US history, this non-fiction narrative, the biography of George Moses Horton introduces students to a story of determination and a profound love of words. In the nineteenth century, North Carolina slave George Moses Horton taught himself to read and earned money to purchase his time-though not his freedom. Horton became the first African American to be published in the South, protesting slavery in the form of verse. Told with vivid, figurative language; metaphor, simile and hyperbole. Students will use story elements; setting, plot and character development as they understand themes of determination, pride, talent, freedom, slavery, abolition and poetry as a form of expression. There is informational back matter- Author's Note.
Curriculum Connections: Biography; George Moses Horton, narrative non-fiction, vivid, figurative language, story elements; setting, plot and character development, cause and effect, Themes: slavery, love of words, poetry, determination, talent, pride, freedom, abolition. Informational back matter- Author's Note

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Peachtree Publishing Company
Published: 09/01/2015
ISBN: 9781561458257
Pages: 36
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 11.00h x 9.60w x 0.50d
Award: Ezra Jack Keats Book Award - Winner

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2015
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2015 pg. 44
School Library Journal 07/01/2015 pg. 104
Publishers Weekly 07/20/2015
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2015 pg. 133
Booklist 10/15/2015 pg. 40
Kirkus Best Picture Books 11/15/2015 pg. 65
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/02/2015 pg. 50

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 175345 / Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton
Reading Level: 4.5 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5