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Death at an Early Age: The Destruction of the Hearts and Minds of Negro Children in the Boston Public Schools

by Jonathan Kozol

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In this National Book Award-winning book, Kozol unflinchingly exposes the disturbing "destruction of hearts and minds in the Boston public school." A new Epilogue assesses the last 20 years of the educational system.

Review:

"Honest and terrifying....The heartbreaking story it tells has to be read!" Robert Coles, the New York Times Book Review

Review:

"Through Kozol's voice, we hear the children calling for help....what he tells us is the truth." New York Review of Books

Review:

"This book will anger you to the boiling point and may make you want to weep....I recommend — with considerable urgency — Death at an Early Age." Chicago Tribune

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About the Author

Educator and author Jonathan Kozol was born in Boston. He graduated from Harvard University in 1958.

Kozol has an concerns with topics such as illiteracy, children trying to learn in bad neighborhoods and homelessness. His books include Death at an Early Age, Illiterate American and Rachel and Her Children: Homeless Families in America.

Boston-born psychiatrist and author Robert Martin Coles devoted his professional life to the psychology of children. Coles has been associated with the Harvard University Medical School since 1960.

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for his five-volume series entitled Children in Crisis, Coles has contributed hundreds of articles to popular magazines, as well as writing over thirty books for adults and children. Other books include The Mind's Fate, Flannery O'Connor's South, and Walker Percy: An American Search. Educator and author Jonathan Kozol was born in Boston. He graduated from Harvard University in 1958.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780452262928

Author:

Kozol, Jonathan

Publisher:

Plume Books

Preface by:

Coles, Robert

Preface:

Coles, Robert

Author:

Coles, Robert

Location:

New York

Subject:

General

Subject:

Fiction

Subject:

Education

Subject:

Afro-americans

Subject:

Administration

Subject:

Schools

Subject:

African Americans

Subject:

Boston

Subject:

Discrimination in education

Subject:

Administration - General

Subject:

Teaching Methods & Materials - General

Subject:

General education.

Subject:

Schools -- Massachusetts -- Boston.

Subject:

Discrimination in education - Massachusetts -

Subject:

Education-General

Copyright:

1967

Edition Description:

Mass Market

Series Volume:

6029

Publication Date:

October 1985

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Grade Level:

from 12

Language:

English

Pages:

272

Dimensions:

7.96x5.34x.76 in. .52 lbs.

Age Level:

from 18

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Product details 272 pages Plume Books - 1996-07-22 English 9780452262928 Reviews:

"Review" by Robert Coles, the New York Times Book Review, "Honest and terrifying....The heartbreaking story it tells has to be read!"

"Review" by New York Review of Books, "Through Kozol's voice, we hear the children calling for help....what he tells us is the truth."

"Review" by Chicago Tribune, "This book will anger you to the boiling point and may make you want to weep....I recommend — with considerable urgency — Death at an Early Age."