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Title: A Strawbeater's Thanksgiving

Synopsis
Determined to be the strawbeater during the corn shucking party, Jess, a small young slave boy, wrestles a bigger, stronger boy for the honor.

Details
Illustrator:         Melodye Rosales
Language:        English
Reading Level:  Grades 2 to 3

Size
Length:        32 Pages
Weight:        0.9 Pounds
Height:         11.5 Inches
Width:          9 Inches
Thickness:    0.5 Inches



Publisher Notes
During the time of slavery, the men, women, and children who had worked so hard bringing in the harvest were sometimes allowed one night to celebrate the completion of their wearisome tasks. This is the story of one of those nights. Full-color illustrations.



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Book Details Summary: The title of this book is A Strawbeater's Thanksgiving and it was written by Irene Smalls, Irene Smalls-Hector, Melodye Rosales (Illustrator). This edition of A Strawbeater's Thanksgiving is in a Hardcover format. This books publish date is September 1998 and it has a suggested retail price of $15.95. There are 32 pages in the book and it was published by Little Brown & Co. The 10 digit ISBN is 0316798665 and the 13 digit ISBN is 9780316798662. For the most current lowest price, Click Here.