{"product_id":"the-great-migration-journey-to-the-north-isbn-9780061259210","title":"The Great Migration: Journey to the North","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe were one family among the many thousands. Mama and Daddy leaving home, coming to the city, with their hopes and their courage, their dreams and their children, to make a better life.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this beautiful collection of poems and collage artwork, award winners Eloise Greenfield and Jan Spivey Gilchrist gracefully depict the experiences of families like their own, who found the courage to leave their homes behind during the Great Migration and make new lives for themselves elsewhere. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Eloise Greenfield was four months old, her family moved from their home in Parmele, North Carolina, to Washington, D.C. Before Jan Spivey Gilchrist was born, her mother moved from Arkansas and her father moved from Mississippi. Both settled in Chicago, Illinois. Though none of them knew it at the time, they had all become part of the Great Migration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Great Migration\u003c\/em\u003e concludes with a bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe were one family among the many thousands. Mama and Daddy leaving home, coming to the city, with their hopes and their courage, their dreams and their children, to make a better life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Eloise Greenfield was four months old, her family moved from their home in Parmele, North Carolina, to Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore Jan Spivey Gilchrist was born, her mother moved from Arkansas and her father moved from Mississippi. Both settled in Chicago, Illinois. Though none of them knew it at the time, they had all become part of the Great Migration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this collection of poems and collage artwork, award winners Eloise Greenfield and Jan Spivey Gilchrist gracefully depict the experiences of families like their own, who found the courage to leave their homes behind and make new lives for themselves elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eTogether, the immediate words, striking images, and Greenfield’s personal story create a powerful, haunting view of a pivotal moment in U.S. history even as they show the universal challenges of leaving home behind and starting a new life. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrequent collaborators  Greenfield and Gilchrist (Brothers \u0026amp; Sisters: Family Poems) shape an  evocative portrait of African-Americans who moved North during the Great  Migration between 1915 and 1930 to escape Ku Klux Klan–fueled racism and  to secure better lives…[L]ilting poetry and pictures capture a sense of  both apprehension and hope…Making intriguing use of photographs of people,  news headlines, maps, and painted elements, each of Gilchrist's collages  has a distinctive look and lighting, ranging from conventional portraits  of the travelers to more abstract images.   - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreenfield's lyricism and her clear, narrative style make this book a solid choice for independent reading and for reading aloud. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887786750181,"sku":"NP9780061259210","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780061259210.jpg?v=1730227466","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-great-migration-journey-to-the-north-isbn-9780061259210","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}