A compelling account of the story of slavery - from ancient times, through the plantations of the Caribbean and America, to the official abolition of the slave trade more than 200 years ago. Recounts the stories of people who were enslaved, including their daring tales of resistance and escape. Highlights the continued existence of slavery today and what you can do to help stop it.
Chapters in this book include:
- The beginnings of slavery
- Into Africa
- Across the ocean
- Journey into slavery
- Plantation life
- Great escapes
- Uprising!
- Breaking the chains
- At war with slavery
- The end of slavery?
This is Book 28 in the Young Reading Series 3 Series. See all Young Reading Series 3 books here.
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Sarah Courtauld is a fresh and funny new voice in children's fiction. She won the Funny Women Comedy Writing Award in 2012 and the BAFTA/Rocliffe New Writing Forum 2012, judged by a panel including Jennifer Saunders and Chris Addison. She also does stand-up and improv, as well as working part-time as a writer for Usborne Children's Books. She is the author o
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