{"product_id":"the-great-migration-an-american-story-9780064434287","title":"The Great Migration: An American Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis critically acclaimed picture book suitable for a wide range of readers chronicles the Great Migration--the diaspora of African Americans who headed to the North after WWI--through the iconic paintings and words of renowned artist Jacob Lawrence. The \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e praised it as \"a compassionate and sensitive portrayal of history.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter World War I, large numbers of African Americans began leaving their homes in the rural South in search of employment, and a better life, in the industrial cities of the North like Chicago and Pittsburgh.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJacob Lawrence chronicled their journey of hope in his sixty-panel \u003cem\u003eMigration Series\u003c\/em\u003e, a flowing narrative sequence of paintings that can now be found divided between the Museum of Modern Art and the Phillips Collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this profound picture book, Lawrence brings all those landmark paintings together and pairs them with poetic text that further explores the experience of those enduring this mass exodus. From dealing with poor working conditions and competition for living space to widespread prejudice and racism, this is the story of strength, courage, and hope of the more than six million African Americans who were trying to build better lives for themselves and their families. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book features an introduction from Lawrence--whose family was part of this great migration--about its personal significance as well as a poem by Newbery Honor author Walter Dean Myers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eALA Notable Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eALA Booklist Editors' Choice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIRA\/CBC Teachers' Choice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies (NCSS\/CBC)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarter G. Woodson Outstanding Merit Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLawrence, Jacob:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Jacob Lawrence is a prominent American painter whose career spans six decades. He is known for several sequences of narrative paintings, including Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass. Lawrence is the illustrator of Harriet in the Promised Land, a picture book. He is Professor Emeritus of Art at the University of Washington, Seattle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50598866256146,"sku":"9780064434287","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_623d33ba-609e-47e4-86d6-612dda41e24b.jpg?v=1732192921","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-great-migration-an-american-story-9780064434287","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}