Multicultural

Title: I Have Heard of a Land

Author: Joyce Carol Thomas
Illustrator: Floyd Cooper
Age group: 4-8 
Awards: Coretta Scott King Award
Genre: Historical Fiction

Summary

 This book is about a woman who dreams about having a better life. It is about her hearing of this land where everything is way better and they have much more freedom. The story is about her being able to have her own place and owning land. It is a really good book about her journey and at the end being able to be in the land that she has heard of so much. The book is based on a true story about the author’s family.

Evaluation

I would most definitely use the book in class, because I think that it can be helpful to teach students that back then things were not as they are today. The book can be used in class to teach the students that life back then was different and that African Americans had a hard life back then. The book can also be used to teach the students about slavery and racism in a way. The drawings in the book were amazing, they really added to the story and depicted what the text said. Overall the book is a really great book and I would use it in class to help students understand that life is not always easy.