Hope somewhere in America
Subtitle: the story of a child, a painting, and a president
By: by Sydelle Pearl ; illustrated by Astrid Sheckels
Contributors: Sheckels, Astrid, illustrator
Publisher: Twin Lights Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Rockport, Massachusetts
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781934907108
Copyright date: 2012
Subjects: African American girls; Juvenile fiction; Mothers and daughters; Depressions; American Painting; Painting; Children's stories, American; Public Works of Art Project (U.S.)
Description: "Born in Harlem during the Great Depression, a little African-American girl is named Hope Sequoyah for the promise of better times to come and the Cherokee chief who taught his people how to read and write. With a name like yours, you must stand tall, her mama always says. When Hope is five years old, her mama takes a painting class with Robert Brackman and Hope's life is forever changed. In her own words, Hope tells of how she gets another name and meets President Franklin D. Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor--all with her teddy bear by her side."--Jacket.