Citation: Way Up and Over Everything by Alice McGill and Jude Daly, ill.Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2008.
ISBN: 978-0-618-38796-0
Annotation: This is McGill’s story passed down from her family about how African-American slaves believed that escaped slaves could fly away to freedom.
Media: Watercolor illustrations
Personal Rating: 4Q/4P
Curricular Connections: This is a good read aloud to teach students about slavery and how African-American slaves believed free slaves flew to freedom. It would also work well for a unit on folktales since this story is a retelling of the traditional tale of how Africans could fly away from their bondage. It would also work for a unit on multiculturalism. McGill provides more information about slaves and the history of “flying stories” at the end of the book. Students could research these flying stories and learn about slaves who escaped to freedom.
Grade Level or Age Range: Grades 5 and 6
By: Joanne Maher July 25th, 2009
Way Up and Over Everything by Alice McGill and Jude Daly, ill. Boston: Houghton-Mifflin Company, 2008.
ISBN: 0-618-38796-0. Subjects/Genres: Folktales, African-Americans, Slavery/Picture Book Grade 5
Watercolor illustrations illuminate a folk tale about recently arrived Africans escaping from the bands of slavery by flying.
Q/P: 5 for quality-the illustrations are exquisite-and 3 for popularity. I rarely see young people gravitating towards folktales...
BVG, 7/22/09
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