Publisher's Synopsis
Between 1500 and 1800, over 12 million Africans were sold into slavery. This is the story of one boy who is kidnapped, sold and transported as a slave across the Atlantic from West Africa to a sugar plantation in Jamaica.
The story of slavery told through a mixture of narrative and factual history. Find out the real story of the thousands of Africans taken from their homeland to work as slaves in the Americas and the Caribbean.
- Help Key Stage 3 students move from Level 3b to Level 3a in reading.
- Support comprehension with the illustrations and historical images that bring to life the experience of slavery.
- Encourage shared and guided reading using the ready-made tasks and discussion points on the activity pages at the back of the book.
