Displaying 1 of 1 2004 Title: Alec's primer Author: Walter, Mildred Pitts. Edition: First edition Format: Book Publisher, Date: Middlebury, Vt. : Vermont Folklife Center ; Lebanon, N.H. : Distributed by University Press of New England, ©2004. Description: 30 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 26 cm. Summary: A young slave's journey to freedom begins when a plantation owner's granddaughter teaches him how to read. Based on the childhood of Alec Turner (1845-1923) who escaped from slavery by joining the Union Army during the Civil War and later became a landowner in Vermont. Series: Vermont Folklife Center children's book series Vermont Folklife Center children's book series. Subjects: Slavery -- Juvenile fiction. African Americans -- Juvenile fiction. Reading -- Juvenile fiction. Slavery. African Americans. Reading. Slavery -- Fiction. African Americans -- Fiction. Reading -- Fiction. Genre: Picture books. Other Author: Johnson, Larry, 1949- Reading Level: Accelerated Reader AR LG 3.4 0.5 ISBN 0916718204 (hc.) Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Find It Map It Suggestions and more Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1