Papa's mark
Dublin Core
Title
Papa's mark
Description
Simms teaches his father how to write. For many years, Simm's father struggled when writing his own name. However, Papa learns just in time so he can vote in the first election which gave Blacks the right to vote.
Author
Battle-Lavert, Gwendolyn
Publisher
Holiday House
Picture Book Entry Item Type Metadata
Illustrator
Bootman, Colin
ISBN
0-8234-1650-x
City of Publication
New York
Year of Publication
2003
Author of Abstract
Abstract provided by Bianca Guynn, 2010
Tags
accomplishment, african american, american, animals, bedtime, buildings, change, church, community, cow, crowd, discrimination, education, election, equality, family, food, freedom, hard work, helping, horse, learning, letters, multicultural, night, parents, prejudice, quilt, relationship, school, shopping, signs, teaching, writing
Citation
Battle-Lavert, Gwendolyn, “Papa's mark,” Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University, accessed April 3, 2025, https://dlp.lib.miamioh.edu/picturebook/items/show/13472.