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Amistad : a novel / Joyce Annette Barnes; based on a screenplay by David Franzoni and Steven Zaillian; A Steven Spielberg film, retold by D'Arcy and Evadne Adrian-Vallance.

By: Barnes, Joyce Anette.
Contributor(s): Franzoni, David, 1947- | Zaillian, Steven, 1953- | Adrian-Vallance, D'Arcy | Adrian-Vallance, Evadne | Spielberg, Steven, 1946-.
Series: Penguin Readers ; Penguin Readers (Level 3). Publisher: Harlow : Pearson Education Ltd, 2008Edition: Simplified ed.Description: 46 p. : col. ill. ; 20 cm. + 2 CDs.ISBN: 9781405881746 (pbk).Subject(s): Readers (Adult) | Amistad -- Novels | History | America -- Novels | Slavery -- Novels | High-beginner | A2 (CEFR) | Graded ReadersGenre/Form: Graded Readers.Online resources: Check the Ottawa Public Library (OPL) catalog. Summary: "It is 1839. The slave ship, Amistad, is carrying African slaves to America. There is a bloody fight on the ship, and the Africans are free. But soon they are in prison in the US. Must they return to their 'owners', or are they free people?" (Book Cover)Subject: CONTENTS: Chapter 1: Escape Chapter 2: Towards the East Chapter 3: In Chains Again Chapter 4: A Friendly Face Chapter 5: In the Courtroom Chapter 6: People Are Not Property Chapter 7: Africans or Cubans? Chapter 8: Proof Chapter 9: A New Judge Chapter 10: James Covey Chapter 11: Cinque's Story Chapter 12: Captain Fitzgerald Speaks Chapter 13: Adams Has a Plan Chapter 14: At the High Court Chapter 15: Africa Calls
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"It is 1839. The slave ship, Amistad, is carrying African slaves to America. There is a bloody fight on the ship, and the Africans are free. But soon they are in prison in the US. Must they return to their 'owners', or are they free people?" (Book Cover)

CONTENTS:

Chapter 1: Escape
Chapter 2: Towards the East
Chapter 3: In Chains Again
Chapter 4: A Friendly Face
Chapter 5: In the Courtroom
Chapter 6: People Are Not Property
Chapter 7: Africans or Cubans?
Chapter 8: Proof
Chapter 9: A New Judge
Chapter 10: James Covey
Chapter 11: Cinque's Story
Chapter 12: Captain Fitzgerald Speaks
Chapter 13: Adams Has a Plan
Chapter 14: At the High Court
Chapter 15: Africa Calls

High-beginner students.
Level 3 (A2-CEFR)

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