Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0517587688
ISBN 13
9780517587683
Category
Unknown
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Publication Year
1992
Publisher
Pages
32
Description
Illus. in full color. Cassie, who flew above New York in Tar Beach, soars into the sky once more. This time, she and her brother Be Be meet a train full of people, and Be Be joins them. But the train departs before Cassie can climb aboard. With Harriet Tubman as her guide, Cassie retraces the steps escaping slaves took on the real Underground Railroad and is finally reunited with her brother at the story's end. "Cassie learns her people's history well; so will readers of this impressive picture book. Ringgold's dynamic paintings combine historical fact with strongly realized emotions."--(starred) Booklist. "Groundbreaking!"--(starred) School Library Journal. - from Amzon
Number of Copies
1
