Over and Under the Coral Reef by Kate Messner

Over and Under the Coral Reef by Kate Messner

Author Paul Jackson Jr.'s roots begin in Amite County, Mississipppi, where he was born. His family moved to Clinton, Louisiana, twenty-five miles south of Liberty, Mississippi, just as World War I ended. In Amite County, he offers an anthology, a format of mini chapters, each one a vignette or story in itself of his ancestors' journey. This memoir traces his Jackson and Kinabrew ancestors in Liberty and McLean, Toler and McLain ancestors in Gloster, both towns in Amite County, Mississippi. The Jackson family narrative begins with Jackson's great, great, great grandfather Isaac and his brother serving with Francis Marion in the Revolutionary War and ends with the author's participation in the Vietnam War. Jackson's stories are backed with information gleaned from letters his father wrote while serving in World War I and his own from Vietnam. With photos included, Amite County offers a historical look into one family's origins and presents the stories of their lives.

Kate Messner is a New York Times bestselling author of more than fifty books for young readers, including The Brilliant Deep, the Over and Under series, the History Smashers series, and more. Kate is the 2022 recipient of the Empire State Award for excellence in children’s literature. Her science-themed picture books have been honored with the Green Earth Book Award and the Riverby Award for Natural History Writing and have been finalists for the American Academy for the Advancement of Sciences/Subaru SB&F prize for excellence in science writing. A former middle school teacher, Kate now splits her time between Lake Champlain and Florida’s Gulf Coast. Learn more at katemessner.com.

Christopher Silas Neal is the award-winning artist of the Over and Under series, and he's the author and illustrator of Everyone and the Animals Colors, Animal Shapes board book series. His work has been published in a variety of books and magazines and featured on television. He currently lives and works in Brooklyn. Find out more about Chris at csneal.com.

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ISBN 13	9781797225357
ISBN 10	1797225359
Title	Over and Under the Coral Reef
Author	Kate Messner
Series	Over And Under
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Chronicle Books
Year published	2025-08-26
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.