Phillis Wheatley

by Simonetta Carr

No one could have imagined that the frail, enslaved, seven-year-old girl who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1761 would become the first published African American, achieving fame for her poetry in both America and England. After arriving, Phillis quickly learned to read the Bible and other classic literature, publishing her first poem in 1767 when she was thirteen and a book of poetry in 1773. Her poetry encouraged freedom for all people, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1601788339
• ISBN13: 9781601788337
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.3" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7