Fre ed om

So u p
Tami Charles
illustrated by Jacqueline Alcántara

Join the celebration in the kitchen as a

family makes their traditional New Year’s
soup — and shares the story of how
Haitian independence came to be.

Use Freedom Soup in your classroom to

talk about family history and tradition,
the Haitian Revolution, and music.

HC: 978-0-7636-8977-3
  
• TEACHER TIPS

* Locate Haiti on a
globe or map and
read the author’s
 
* Ti Gran is what
Belle calls her
grandmother. Ask
* Kompa (or compas)
is the national music
of Haiti. Play some
note at the back of students to discuss kompa music for the


the book to learn the different names class, then talk about
more about the they use for their different music styles
Haitian Revolution. own grandparents around the world.
Ask students why or other relatives. * Discuss your
students’ New
they think it’s so What are the origins
Year’s Day or other
important for Ti Gran of those names?
traditions. Have them
to share the history of
bring in a recipe for
Freedom Soup with
one of their family’s
her granddaughter.
traditional meals and
write an explanation
of its history and
importance.

Illustrations © 2019 by Jacqueline Alcántara