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Love twelve miles long / by Glenda Armand ; illustrated by Colin Bootman.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Lee & Low Books, 2011.Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 22 x 28 cmISBN:
  • 1600602452 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 9781600602450 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Subject(s): Summary: In 1820s Maryland, Frederick's mother, who is a slave on a different plantation, walks twelve miles each way for a nighttime visit with her son, during which she recounts what each mile of the journey represents. Based on the childhood of Frederick Douglass.
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Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Picturebook Famous People Armand Gle Available 33111006824300
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Set in the 1820s, this is the touching story of a slave who is separated from her son and walks 12 miles every night to see him. Beautifully illustrated and with lyrical text, Twelve Miles Long is a heart-warming story of the loving bond between mother and son. Frederick cannot understand why he can't live with his mother who is a slave on another plantation. But during her nighttime visits she reminds him what each mile of her journey is for: remembering, listening, praying, singing and finally, love.

In 1820s Maryland, Frederick's mother, who is a slave on a different plantation, walks twelve miles each way for a nighttime visit with her son, during which she recounts what each mile of the journey represents. Based on the childhood of Frederick Douglass.

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