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A Real Story of how one Boy...Jalani was kidnapped and taken into slavery!

----"One of the Best Children's Books for 2001"---The Los Angeles Times

Triumph of the Spirit, a tribute to our ancestors and 10,000 to 20,000 slaves in the African Burial Ground

              

ABOUT JALANI AND THE LOCK 


Steve Pace was kidnapped in Africa. When he was brought to America as a slave, he was locked in a box. He managed to keep the box's lock and pass it on to his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.  Dr. Lorenzo Pace tells his great-grandfather's poignant story in his children's book.........Jalani and the Lock!

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---"One of the Best Children's Books for 2001"---The Los Angeles Times

---  "Skipping Stone Honor Award" Recipient

---"Pace's picture book tells the history of slavery for young children with a few simple words and big, childlike illustrations. It begins almost like a scary fairy tale."--Booklist

--- "A stunning children's book debut. Disarming in its simplicity, his narrative conveys complex themes in a fairy tale structure." -Publisher's Weekly

Ages 3-5

Library Binding: 44 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.39 x 9.42 x 9.34

Rosen Publishing Group; (January 2001)

Price: $23.95

 

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