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Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarters

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4 out of 5
Based on 171 Ratings and 47 Reviews

Book Description
In a poignant, heartwarming book rich in historical detail and careful research, two Coretta Scott King Award-winning authors movingly describe Christmas on a pre-Civil War plantation from two starkly different points of view--the big house and the slave quarters. Magnificent full-color illustrations, along with recipes, poems, songs, journal excerpts, and more add depth and authenticity to this e... More
Book Information
PublisherFrontline Books
BindingHardcover (6 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages68
ISBN-100590430270
ISBN-13978-0590430272
Publication Date10/01/1994
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About Fredrick McKissack (Author) : Fredrick McKissack is a published author and an editor of children's books. Some of the published credits of Fredrick McKissack include Counting in the Tundra (Counting in the Biomes), Messy Bessey (A... more
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About John Thompson (Author) : John Thompson is a published author, illustrator, narrator, and a painter of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of John Thompson include John Thompson's Modern Cours... more
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About Pat McKissack (Author) : Pat McKissack is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of Pat McKissack include Flossie and the Fox (Unabridged), Goin' Someplace Special, The Homerun King (Scraps of T... more
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