Christmas in the big house, Christmas in the quarters / [electronic resource] by Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick L. McKissack ; illustrated by John Thompson.

By:

McKissack, Pat, 1944-

Contributor(s):

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Scholastic, c1994.Description: 68 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cmISBN:

0590430270 :
9780590430272

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

975/.03 20

LOC classification:

F213 .M36 1994

Online resources:

Contents:

Christmas is coming... -- In the big house... -- And in the Quarters... -- Getting ready for the big times -- Deck the halls -- Christmas eve-a very busy day -- Gloria in Excelsis Deo -- Pattin' the Juba -- Christmas gif' -- All day it's Christmas -- Rise up, shepherd, an' foller -- We wear the mask on New Year's eve -- First day -- Looking back.

Awards:

Coretta Scott King Award, author, 1995.

Summary: Describes the customs, recipes, poems, and songs used to celebrate Christmas in the big plantation houses and in the slave quarters just before the Civil War.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
EBooks	Main Library-Nabua	Project Gutenberg	F213 .M36 1994 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available

Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-68).

Describes the customs, recipes, poems, and songs used to celebrate Christmas in the big plantation houses and in the slave quarters just before the Civil War.

Coretta Scott King Award, author, 1995.

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