Olaudah Equiano was kidnapped as a child from his village in Africa and
shipped to America to begin life as a slave. This book recounts his amazing
journey to freedom and how he eventually helped to put an end to slavery. The
text and pictures graphically portray his life aboard ship, on the plantations
and later life in the English gentry.
• Emerald/Band 15 books provide a widening range of genres including science
fiction and biography, prompting more ways to respond to texts.
•Text type – A biography
• There is a useful glossary and a timeline of Olaudah’s life to help children
recount the information.
• Curriculum links – Citizenship : to realise the nature and consequences of
racism; Geography: To recognise how places fit together within a wide
geographical context.
Carpets & Mats