Hush harbor: Praying in secret
Dublin Core
Title
Hush harbor: Praying in secret
Description
Simmy is both excited and nervous for his job as Scout during the community meeting. Simmy is excited because this means the elders trust him, but he is nervous because slaves are not supposed to gather and sing together. Simmy must be very careful and listen for the master during the meeting.
Author
Evans, Freddi Williams
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Picture Book Entry Item Type Metadata
Illustrator
Banks, Erin Bennett
ISBN
978-0-8225-7965-6
City of Publication
New York
Year of Publication
2008
Author of Abstract
Abstract provided by Bianca Guynn, 2010
Tags
african american, anger, anticipation, author's note, bravery, cabin, closeness, communication, cooking, creativity, creek, critical thinking, culture, dancing, death, faith, family, folktale, forest, friendship, hard work, hearing, hope, horse, listening, missing, multicultural, music, nonverbal communication, prayer, relief, religion, rhythm, river, running away, safety, secrets, slavery, song, spiritual, storytelling, woods, worry
Citation
Evans, Freddi Williams, “Hush harbor: Praying in secret,” Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University, accessed April 3, 2025, https://dlp.lib.miamioh.edu/picturebook/items/show/11249.