Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarters [SCM]
by Patricia McKissack Author, Fredrick McKissack Author
Fantastic comparison and contrast between how Christmas was celebrated in the big plantation house and in the slave quarters just before the Civil War. Beautiful and carefully researched illustrations by John Thompson. Includes recipes, poems, and songs from the era.
Additional Details
- Resource Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0590430270
- Print Status
- In Print
- Sections
- 13
- Pages
- 68
- Suggested Grades
- 1st - 6th
- Geographical Setting
- Virginia
- Historical Setting
- 1859 - 1859
- Publisher
- Scholastic
- Copyright
- 1994
Sections
- 1 Author's Note
- 2 Christmas Is Coming
- 3 Getting Ready for the Big Times
- 4 Deck the Halls
- 5 Christmas Eve—A Very Busy Day
- 6 Gloria in Excelsis Deo
- 7 Pattin' the Juba
- 8 Christmas Gif'
- 9 All Day It's Christmas
- 10 Rise Up, Shepherd, an' Foller
- 11 We Wear the Mask on New Year's Eve
- 12 First Day
- 13 Looking Back
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