Sounder
A Fiction, Animals, Childrens book. hacksaw William H. Armstrong, Sounder //
Sounder is no beauty. But as a coon dog, this loyal mongrel with his cavernous bark is unmatched. When the African American sharecropper who has raised Sounder from a pup is hauled off to jail for stealing a hog, his family must suffer their humiliation and crushing loss with no recourse. To make matters worse, in the fracas, Sounder is shot and disappears....
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- Filetype: PDF
- Pages: 116 pages
- ISBN: 9780590478342 / 590478346
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I have often heard it said that cowardice is the mother of cruelty, and I have found by experience that malicious and inhuman animosity and fierceness are usually accompanied by weakness. Wolves and filthy bears, and all the baser beasts, fall upon the dying. William H. Armstrong, Sounder // hacksaw William H. Armstrong, Sounder // One day might be different from another, but there ain't much difference when they're put together. September 14, 1911: Writer and teacher William Armstrong wrote celebrated children's books including the Newbery Medal-winning Sounder, about an African American sharecropper family with a loud and loyal hound, inspired by Odysseus' dog Argus. Armstrong was born in Virginia 102 years ago today. William H. Armstrong, Sounder //
5th grade - 8th gradeThis book is short yet advanced. Sounder is 80 pages in length with 33 lines of 12 point text. There are no pictures. The story has many complex sentences. Armstrong's Sounder is a Newbery Award winner and an excellent book. Despite that though, I might think twice about bringing this book into the classroom. The... My heart always hurts when I read about days long ago and how the world treated people of a different skin color. I'm not sure it isn't so much different today in some parts of our world. It saddens me..... This is a beautifully written story that tugs at the heartstrings. I recommend it highly for those with a soft spot for dogs. It's what got me to read the book in the first place. It's very sad though, so there's my warning. :)SPOILERS AHEAD AND A LOT OF THEM!A black sharecropper family is poor and hungry. The boy's father and dog go...
