The story and pictures are an excellent reference in studying the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. The wonderful illustrations by Floyd Cooper depict an actual event in the Harlem Renaissance. This is a history of African American whalers between 1730 and 1880, describing their contribution to the whaling industry and their role in the abolitionist movement. Archival photos and drawings are included-which will bring history alive for young readers. Walter Dean Myers opens this powerful visual journey with a photograph of a slave arriving from Guinea, West Africa and proceeds as a chronicle through the years.
Limited text is found on each page of the album.
The images themselves are the content, and they are deeply affecting. Both books are delightful, imaginative fantasy. These three speak their minds and dare to disagree with the Minnipin leaders. In the end Muggles and her friends find a way to rescue the Minnipins from oppression. Lots of drama, humor and poetry.