| Title | : | The Foot Warmer and the Crow |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.79 (207 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0027228169 |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 1994-09-01 |
| Genre | : |
A wise old crow comes to the aid of Hezekiah, a slave seeking to escape his cruel owner, Master Thompson, by advising him to discover the weaknesses of his owner in order to gain a head start on his journey to freedom.
Editorial : From Publishers Weekly Hezekiah, identified not as a slave but an "enslaved man," dreams of being "free like a bird." After his escape attempt is thwarted by a band of snapping dogs, Hezekiah takes a tip from a wise crow and resolves to discover the slave master's weaknesses and through them find a way to freedom. So he offers his services as a foot warmer, spending the cold winter nights under the "smelly covers" of Master Thompson's bed, listening carefully as the white man spills secrets in his sleep. When spring comes, Hezekiah knows his master's deepest fear and leaps from this knowledge to freedom. Coleman's elegantly told tale emphasizes the importance of self-respect while decrying the injustice of slavery. Debut illustrator Minter's bold art has the air of suspended animation, of deep emotion frozen and distilled until it verges on the extreme. Facial expressions are often grotesque, an odd combination of hilarity and fear, capturing the book's sadness as well as its fundament
The students had no problem with the pages from this text so I felt it was well written and the problems were adequate. The only differences I could see were the recommendations to avoid soy, all fruit, nuts, lot's of fat, and butter (although one of the included recipes has us lining muffin tins with it) while trying to lose weight. But anyway, if a book can leave me with that sadness still, it must have been more powerful than I thought.. It was interesting how he related things that were very alike, but not in an obvious manner. Kruth seemingly chose to include the comments of any and everybody who had even the slightest bit of contact with the man. The Genius of Opposites: How Introverts and Extroverts Achieve Extraordinary Results Together by Jennifer B. Miraculously he survives but there is something different about this child. Just to name a few. This book is real. Yep, it was an early effort and apparently not much out there to compete with this book.
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