Sugar Resources
Teaching Guide: Sugar
Download the Sugar Educator's Guide for your classroom! You will find curriculum resources for lessons on African American heritage, history, the post-abolitionist era, and immigration for ages 8-12 and up. This guide was prepared by Jennifer McMahon. Little Brown and...
Glossary: Sugar
China’s Yangtze River (sometimes called Changjiang, “the long river”) is the 3rd longest in the world at 3,988 miles. The Yangtze is home to many endangered species, like the Chinese Alligator and Yangtze sturgeon, as well as the extinct river dolphin. It begins...
Read a Sample: Sugar
Everybody likes sugar. Folks say, “There wouldn’t be any good food without sugar.” Like rhubarb cobbler. Blueberry pie. Yellow cake. But I hate sugar. I won’t eat it. Not ever. “No sweets, just savories,” I used to tell Ma. “Corn bread. Grits.” Even nasty okra and...
Trivia Questions: Sugar
No The hyena Mr. and Mrs. Beale Both Billy and Sugar are captain! Br’er Rabbit Lizzie Billy Africa 15 tree 1871 “Ni hao” (pronounced “Knee-how”) They are afraid the Chinese workers will take their jobs. His name “Bo” Year of the Monkey Emperor Jade Rice balls...
FAQ: Sugar
Tell us about Sugar in three sentences or less. Sugar is about a spirited, curious girl who wants to play with friends, listen to stories, and have fun. Instead, Sugar [my heroine], an orphan and ex-slave, has to work hard, all day, on a sugar cane plantation [tending...
Teaching Resources: Sugar
Listed below are some fun and educational links having to do with Sugar. Explore the Laura Plantation as it is today. Visit the sites about Br’er Rabbit’s stories. Learn more about Chinese immigrants like Beau and Master Liu. Laura Plantation is the inspiration for...
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