When the slave Esperança Garcia wrote a letter
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Contributors
Springer, Jane translator.
Hees, Luciana Justiniani, illustrator.
Published
Berkeley : Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, 2015.
ISBN
9781554987290, 1554987296
Lexile measure
870L
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Published
Berkeley : Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, 2015.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781554987290, 1554987296
Accelerated Reader
MG
Level 4.9, 1 Points
Lexile measure
870

Notes

General Note
Translation of: Quando a escrava Esperança Garcia escreveu uma carta.
General Note
Found in 1979 in the archives of Piaui, the original letter is archived in Lisbon, Portugal.
Description
Esperanca Garcia, a literate slave, was moved from a Jesuit cotton farm in Brazil to be a cook, away from her husband and some of her children and wrote a letter to the governor asking to be returned to the cotton farm.
Target Audience
870L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,MG,4.9,0.5,176568.
Additional Physical Form
Issued also in electronic format.
Awards
A Junior Library Guild selection

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Rosa, S., Springer, J., & Hees, L. J. (2015). When the slave Esperança Garcia wrote a letter . Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Rosa, Sonia, 1959-, Jane Springer and Luciana Justiniani, Hees. 2015. When the Slave Esperança Garcia Wrote a Letter. Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Rosa, Sonia, 1959-, Jane Springer and Luciana Justiniani, Hees. When the Slave Esperança Garcia Wrote a Letter Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, 2015.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Rosa, Sonia, Jane Springer, and Luciana Justiniani Hees. When the Slave Esperança Garcia Wrote a Letter Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, 2015.

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