Book
The drinking gourd : a story of the underground railroad / by F.N. Monjo ; pictures by Fred Brenner.
The stars of the Big Dipper have led a runaway slave family to Deacon Fuller's house, a stop on the Underground Railroad. Will Tommy Fuller be able to hide the runaways from a search party—or will the secret passengers be discovered and their hope for freedom destroyed? This Level 3 I Can Read book is a captivating first-person historical fiction account of the Underground Railroad, narrated by Tommy, a ten year-old Quaker boy,. With beautiful, simple prose that folds in historical facts about slavery and the Civil War, this book makes this important period of American history accessible to beginning readers. Includes an afterword from the author F.N. Monjo that explains the historical context of the Fugitive Slave Law. Supports the Common Core Learning Standards
Record details
- ISBN: 0060243295
- ISBN: 9780060243296
- ISBN: 0060243309
- ISBN: 9780060243302
- ISBN: 0064440427
- ISBN: 9780064440424
- Physical Description: 62 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
- Edition: Newly illustrated edition
- Publisher: New York : HarperCollins, c1993.
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | Fishing in church -- The runaways -- On the underground railroad -- The searching party -- Over the river -- The lawbreakers. |
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| Subject: | Underground Railroad > Juvenile fiction. Misbehavior > Juvenile Fiction. Runaways, American > 20th century. Big Dipper Secrets Freedom Slavery Fugitive Slave Law |
| Genre: | Juvenile works Historical fiction. Fiction. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| scottsboropl | BR Mon | 32269000868367 | Juvenile - Beginning Reader | Available | - |
