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.
- Simplified ed.
- Harlow : Pearson Education Ltd, 2008.
- 46 p. : col. ill. ; 20 cm. + 2 CDs.
- Penguin Readers Penguin Readers (Level 3) .
Includes glossary and reading activities.
"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