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Jump at the sun : the true life tale of unstoppable storycatcher Zora Neale Hurston / Alicia D. Williams ; illustrated by Jacqueline Alcántara.
Zora was a girl who hankered for tales like bees for honey. Now, her mama always told her that if she wanted something, "to jump at de sun", because even though you might not land quite that high, at least you'd get off the ground. So Zora jumped from place to place, from the porch of the general store where she listened to folktales, to Howard University, to Harlem. And everywhere she jumped, she shined sunlight on the tales most people hadn't been bothered to listen to until Zora. The tales no one had written down until Zora. Tales on a whole culture of literature overlooked...until Zora. Until Zora jumped.-- Amazon.com.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781534419131 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 1534419136 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2021]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book." |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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- 2 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.
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- Baker & Taylor
The Newbery Honor-winning author of Genesis Begins Again offers a picture book rendering of Zora Neale Hurston's childhood to illuminate the rich natural-world and cultural experiences that shaped her education and career as a storyteller. - Baker & Taylor
The Newbery Honor-winning author of Genesis Begins Again offers a picture book rendering of Zora Neale Hurstonâs childhood to illuminate the rich natural-world and cultural experiences that shaped her education and career as a storyteller. 20,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations. - Simon and Schuster
From the Newbery Honor'winning author of Genesis Begins Again comes a shimmering picture book that shines the light on Zora Neale Hurston, the extraordinary writer and storycatcher extraordinaire who changed the face of American literature.
Zora was a girl who hankered for tales like bees for honey. Now, her mama always told her that if she wanted something, 'to jump at de sun', because even though you might not land quite that high, at least you'd get off the ground. So Zora jumped from place to place, from the porch of the general store where she listened to folktales, to Howard University, to Harlem. And everywhere she jumped, she shined sunlight on the tales most people hadn't been bothered to listen to until Zora. The tales no one had written down until Zora. Tales on a whole culture of literature overlooked'until Zora. Until Zora jumped. - Simon and Schuster
From the Newbery Honorâwinning author of Genesis Begins Again comes a shimmering picture book that shines the light on Zora Neale Hurston, the extraordinary writer and storycatcher extraordinaire who changed the face of American literature.
Zora was a girl who hankered for tales like bees for honey. Now, her mama always told her that if she wanted something, âto jump at de sunâ, because even though you might not land quite that high, at least youâd get off the ground. So Zora jumped from place to place, from the porch of the general store where she listened to folktales, to Howard University, to Harlem. And everywhere she jumped, she shined sunlight on the tales most people hadnât been bothered to listen to until Zora. The tales no one had written down until Zora. Tales on a whole culture of literature overlookedâ¦until Zora. Until Zora jumped.