When the Horses Ride By: Children in the Times of War
By Eloise Greenfield
Illustrated by Jan Gilchrist
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Hardcover: out of stock
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View the InterviewsWE ARE THE HELPERS
We tend the farm,
help to make the food grow,
Somewhere there is fighting,
but we are here, helping the sun
and the rain and the rich earth
bring forth the plants of life.
Wars have occurred throughout history, in all parts of the world, and they continue today. In spite of the hardship and suffering of wartime, children often find ways to see beauty and hope — in the natural world, in the love of family and friends, and in the ordinary activities of childhood. Through these graceful and eloquent poems, written from the child's perspective, readers will experience this resilience, this optimism, and understand that it is possible to get through difficult and unsettling times while holding onto one's hopes and dreams for a better, more peaceful future.
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About the Creators
Eloise Greenfield - Author
is a celebrated poet and the author of more than forty books of fiction, poetry and biography for children, including the Coretta Scott King Award winner Africa Dream, The Coretta Scott King Award Honor books Mary McLeod Bethune and Childtimes: A Three Generation Memoir, co-written with her mother. Greenfield is the recipient of the Hope S. Dean Award from the Foundation for Children's Literature, and the NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. She has received the Hurston/Wright Foundation's North Star Award for Lifetime Achievement, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Moonstone Celebration of Black Writing, and has an Honorary Doctor of Education Degree from Wheelock College in Boston. Greenfield has also been inducted into the International Hall of Fame for Writers of African Descent. She lives in Washington, D. C.
Jan Gilchrist
was a fine artist and art educator for nearly twenty years before she entered the children's book field in 1988, with Children of Long Ago. Since then, she has illustrated more than fifty books for children, including many by Eloise Greenfield. Their book, Nathaniel Talking, won the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award and an Author Honor. Gilchrist was inducted into the International Hall of Fame for Writers of African Descent in 2000 and the Society of Illustrators in 2001. A native of Chicago, she lives in Olympia Fields, Illinois. Visit her online at Jan Spivey Gilchirst.
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ISBN
Paperback: 9781600604546
Hardcover: 9781584302490
Awards
Notable Books for a Global Society
International Reading Association (IRA)
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Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
Guided Reading:
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NPInterest Level:
Grades 2 - 6Reading Level:
Grades 3 - 4Themes
Middle Grade, War, United States History, Identity/Self Esteem/Confidence, Poetry, Overcoming Obstacles, Native American Interest, Multiethnic interest, Latino/Hispanic/Mexican Interest, Immigration, Home, History, Families, Dreams & Aspirations, Discrimination, Coping with Death, Childhood Experiences and Memories, African/African American Interest, Asian/Asian American Interest, Empathy/Compassion, People In Motion, Persistence/Grit, Courage, Cultural Diversity, Geography, Self Control/Self Regulation, Similarities and Differences, Tolerance/Acceptance
Part of These Collections
African American English Collection Middle School, Diverse Background English Collection Middle School, English Fiction Grades 3-6, Fluent Dual Language , Fluent English, Poetry Grades 3-6, Human Rights Collection, High-Low Books for Preteens (Grades 4-6), Lee & Low Poetry Collection, African American English Collection Grades 3-6, English Guided Reading Level Q, Trauma-Informed Collection Refugee Children's Book Collection,
