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The Listeners

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4.1 out of 5
Based on 62 Ratings and 30 Reviews

Book Description


Ella May lives on a plantation but she doesn't live in the great house. She is a slave. It's dark in the morning when Ella May heads to the fields to pick cotton. And it's sunset when she comes home. But her day isn't done, not yet. Ella May still has important work to do. She's got to listen.

Each night Ella May and her friends secretly listen outside the windows of their maste... More
Book Information
PublisherSleeping Bear Press
BindingHardcover (2 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages32
ISBN-101585364193
ISBN-13978-1585364190
Publication Date09/08/2009
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About Gloria Whelan (Author) : Gloria Whelan is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Gloria Whelan include Hannah, The Disappeared, The Disappeared, and Yuki and the One Tho... more
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About Mike Benny (Illustrator) : Mike Benny is a published author, cover designer, and an illustrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Mike Benny include Oh, Brother!, America's White Table,... more
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11/22/2009 Keith Schoch said: Fabulous picture book, richly illustrated. I blogged about this title, which is from an excellent series of Young American books from Sleeping Bear
tags: I recommend, I read

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