Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published Obviously it was a quick read, but inspired me to look more deeply into the stories of Ona Judge and other enslaved people. It’s important that alongside all the great and wonderful stories about our first president that these stories are told as well. The illustration are very children-made like which didn't please me at all and the story was written in a way that didn't captivate the reader at all either. It is important for children to learn that even people that were revered in their time also chose to have slaves. An educational story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg for kids, If you like books that inspire and encourage young girls into STEAM, then you will love this charming adventure into the future of Princess Kiana.Â, Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2019. AbeBooks.com: Ona Judge Outwits the Washingtons: An Enslaved Woman Fights for Freedom (Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Picture Books): Connecting readers with great books since 1972. Ona fled to New Hampshire and started a new life. The story of Ona Judge was amazing! I appreciate how the author did not kowtow to the Washington legacy, instead calling out his slaveownership. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Hopefully this will be just one telling of this important story and we can look forward to stronger versions in the futu. She was enslaved and lived with George and Martha Washington. Download and Read online The Washingtons ebooks in PDF, epub, Tuebl Mobi, Kindle Book. Then on to Philadephia, Pennsylvania when the president was relocated, where she started to see free Black people and learned of those who argued against slavery. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. George and Martha Washington valued Ona as one of their most skilled and trustworthy slaves, but she would risk everything to achieve complete freedom. Ona Judge Outwits the Washingtons (Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Picture Books) - Kindle edition by Hooks, Gwendolyn, Agoussoye, Simone. George and Martha Washington valued Ona as one of their most skilled and trustworthy slaves, but she would risk everything to achieve complete freedom. ONA JUDGE OUTWITS THE WASHINGTONS. Born into slavery at Mount Vernon, Ona seized the opportunity to escape when she was brought to live in the President's Mansion in Philadelphia. She loves visiting schools and libraries sharing her writing life with students. We must help children understand that humans are complicated and that even those we consider heroes are not 100% good. Of course, I would love to know more details about Ona and how she was able to evade capture so many times. Written with strength and objectivity, this biographic picture book presents as much as we know of the life of one talented and determined woman who outwitted and out-distanced George Washington. She was enslaved and lived with George and Martha Washington. This is a wonderful book to help children understand what it meant to be enslaved and what one had to go through to obtain the freedom that was their natural right. Wonderful story about a courageous woman's journey to find freedom, Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2020. Even though Ona lived much better than the slaves at Mount Vernon, seeing free black people in Philadelphia made her long to. We forget, because we like to make the founding fathers such wonderful men, that many of them kept slaves, including George Washington. After her escape, Ona became the focus of a years-long manhunt, led by America's first president. But the Washingtons wouldn't give up easily. Get Free The Washingtons Textbook and unlimited access to our library by created an account. Ona Judge, The Story Of The Slave Who Escaped Washington’s Plantation Ona Judge escaped a life of slavery on George Washington's plantation, and stood her ground when he sent men to retrieve her. Ona was an enslaved girl who lived with her family at Mount Vernon. Refresh and try again. Ona fled to New Hampshire and started a new life. For inspiration, she turns to her husband, three kids and a cat. Hopefully this will be just one telling of this important story and we can look forward to stronger versions in the future. Ona Judge Outwits the Washingtons: An Enslaved Woman Fights for Freedom, written by Gwendolyn Hooks and illustrated by Simone Agoussoye, tells the story of a young enslaved woman who succeeded in escaping slavery, even though she was fleeing from the first president of the United States of America, George Washington. The one downside to this book for me was the illustrations. This will be a good book to introduce my students to the issue of slavery. There's a problem loading this menu right now. A more professional illustration style would support the text more, and make it a great addition to any classroom library. Ona knew that the window of opportunity for her to live as a free person might be closing. As she recalled in 1845, “Whilst they were packing up to go to Virginia, I was packing to go, I didn’t know where; for I knew that if I went back to Virginia, I should never get my liberty. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. The book is very text-heavy, with an unattractive typeface, and fails to retell the story with the kind of pacing and imagined dialogue which can help to connect young readers with a story from history. Please try again. To her journey (apart from most of her family) when she was chosen to travel to New York City with the Washingtons when George Washington had been elected president of the United States. Wikimedia Commons Washington as a Farmer at Mount Vernon, depicting him with his slaves, by Junius Brutus Stearns (1851). I also like that this story takes place in the late 1700s, more than 60 years before the Civil War. It is important to recognize that George Washington enslaved people, even as we recognize the amazing things he and the other founding fathers (and mothers) did in creating this country. She earned a degree in secondary math education from the University of Missouri in St. Louis. The story of Ona Judge is fascinating. Ona’s story was told in a very straight-forward manner, honestly talking about all aspects of her life, how relentless the Washingtons were in trying to get her back, and how she stood up and outsmarted them each time. There was a problem loading your book clubs. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. That these stories are told as well consider heroes are not 100 %.. 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