{"product_id":"childtimes-a-three-generation-memoir-paperback","title":"Childtimes: A Three-Generation Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEloise Greenfield\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJerry Pinkney\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eLessie Jones Little\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the legendary children's book writer Eloise Greenfield comes the beautiful C\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eoretta Scott King Honor-winning\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e middle grade memoir written in collaboration with her mother and grandmother and illustrated by award-winning illustrator Jerry Pinkney.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree generations of African-American women remember their \"childtimes\" in this lyrical memoir spanning a century of American history. This book preserves the lives and communities of times past for future generations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComplete with a family tree, photos from the authors' family albums, and drawings by Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator Jerry Pinkney, Eloise Greenfield and Lessie Jones Little's \u003cem\u003eChildtimes\u003c\/em\u003e beautifully captures the experiences of grandmother, mother, and daughter as they recall moments from their childhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The intimate details of loving and growing up and the honesty with which they are told will involve all readers, both white and black, and broaden their understanding of this country's recent past.\" --\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEloise Greenfield'Three [African-American] women--grandmother, mother, daughter--recall significant aspects of their respective childhoods [from the 1800s through the 1950s]. The effect is poignant and moving [as familiar patterns develop]: household chores, school life and socials, encounters with prejudice, love of family, pride of heritage.' --H. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Notable 1979 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS\/CBC)\u003cbr\u003e1980 Carter G. Woodson Outstanding Merit Book (NCSS)\u003cbr\u003e1979 Children's Book Show (American Institute of Graphic Arts)\u003cbr\u003eChildren's Books of 1979 (Library of Congress)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 7.88 x 6.92 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 30, 1993\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coretta Scott King Award (1980)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Childtimes: A Three Generation Memoir\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753658679584,"sku":"9780064461344","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ae333262f60833f72e084b22f42e6d12.webp?v=1780024929","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/childtimes-a-three-generation-memoir-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}