Equiano was captured in Africa and taken into slavery. I admire his level-headedness, honesty, enterprise, faith in God and ingenuity. A harrowing autobiographical insight into Equiano’s kidnap as a young man, and subsequent life as a slave.Welcome back. He is This was an interesting and quite shocking account of Olaudah Equiano, a freedman in 18th century Great Britain who's autobiography was important for the abolition of slave trade. spread over the middle third of the 18th century this covers form the privileged life in his native Benin to enslavement to transfer to the west Indies and adventures in England and north America.this includes fighting in the French and Indian war in Canada, various masters, furtive commerce and eventually freedom at 21.Very enlightening as to the brutality and injustice of enslaving others and the hypocrisy of even "good" masters without dwelling on it or being too graphic.
I think the general feeling at school through junior high was that as long as we were reading, it was good. About The Kidnapped Prince. It was filled with hardship, betrayal, courage, and much more. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. His autobiography, published in 1789, was a bestseller in its own time. As I'm homeschooling my girls, I sometimes come across a book or lesson that makes me think that my own education has been lacking. Audiobooks Read By Your Favorite CelebritiesBy clicking Sign Up, I acknowledge that I have read and agree to Penguin Random House's We are experiencing technical difficulties. by Yearling . Boring. But more and more I definitely feel like I wasted a lot of good reading years.Stolen from his family, sold as a slave and traded within Africa, eventually endured (but wanted to die on) a tightly-packed slave ship, Olaudah Equiano worked hard, suffered betrayal, rebounded, gained an education, practiced business, and eventually bought his freedom. Originally written in 1789 as an autobiography and then adapted for children by Ann Cameron, this book describes the true story of Olaudah Equiano. His autobiography, published in 1789, was a bestseller in its own time. Jan 25, 2000 | ISBN 9780375803468 | Middle Grade (8-12) Editor's Picks: Science Fiction & Fantasy Kids will read this young man’s story on their own; it will also enrich curriculum units on history and on writing. He could not ask anyone for help since he did not know where he was or who lived in the community that he was in when he traveled through Africa. This book was sooooo sad! I would most obviously incorporate the book into the classroom by including it as a primary source to use in social studies, but could also use it to teach specific pre-reading, during reading, and post-reading skills as well.I learned a lot from this first person account. Kidnapped at the age of 11 from his home in Benin, Africa, Olaudah Equiano spent the next 11 years as a slave in England, the U.S., and the West Indies, until he was able to buy his freedom. This adaptation maintains Equiano's voice from his original autobiography, which I've read a bit of, yet makes his story more approachable for young readers and those who wouldn't read the original.
This version of his autobiography is suitable for upper elementary children. Kidnapped is a novel by Robert Louis Stevenson that was first published in 1886. . . That happened again as I read this book. Summary Plot Overview Kidnapped tells the story of David Balfour, a young man of the Lowlands, the southern part of Scotland. He lived as a slave in England, the United States, and the West Indies before he was able to purchase his own freedom. Olaudah Equiano was captured from a village that was hard-working, honest, and fair to one another, and was sent off to different parts of the world to work for people that aren't really honest, hard-working, and fair. It was a little confusing at times and disjointed, but an eye opener as to how Africans were taken from their villages and made into slaves. The simple tale tells the story of a child, the little prince, who travels the universe gaining wisdom.

David's father, Alexander Balfour, has recently died, and his mother died some time before, so he is now an orphan.