Freedom braids
Duncan, Monique2025
Book
A young enslaved girl escapes to freedom, following maps braided in her and her fellow slaves' hair. Day after day, Nemy is forced to sow seeds in the sugarcane plantation, until one night, she follows a woman called Big Mother to a hidden shack. There, she finds a group of women braiding each other's hair. But these are no ordinary braids. Hidden in each elaborate pattern is a secret - a message that signals their intent to flee and a map to guide them in their escape. Will the paths these courageous women weave guide Nemy to a new home where she can be free?A picture book of love, liberation and legacy inspired by the true story of enslaved African women in Colombia braiding maps to freedom.
Main title:
Freedom braids / Monique Duncan ; illustrated by Oboh Moses.
Author:
Duncan, Monique, authorMoses, Oboh, illustrator
Work:
Edition:
New in Paperback.
Imprint:
London : Lantana Publishing, 2025.
Collation:
24 p. : Full colour illus throughout ; 260 x 260 mm. 162 gm.
Notes:
Hbk pub 2024.
Audience:
Picture Books.Reading grade level: 6-8.Interest age level: 6-10.Interest grade level: KS1 KS2.
Biography/History:
Monique Duncan is a Black author of Jamaican descent. Her book 'When Mama Braids My Hair' was nominated for the Ezra Jack Keats Award. She has an extensive background in education and fine arts coupled with a passion for teaching and preserving Black history and culture. She lives in New York City.
ISBN:
9781836290377 (pbk. :)
LC class:
PZ7.1
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
966555