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| Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky Contributor(s): Ringgold, Faith, Davis, J. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0517885433 ISBN-13: 9780517885437 Publisher: Random House Childrens Books Retail: $6.99 OUR PRICE: $4.86 You Save Over 30% Buy 100 or more: OUR PRICE: $4.68 Save More! Buy 200 or more: OUR PRICE: $4.47 Save Even More!! Binding Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1995 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction |
| LC Subject: - Underground railroad; Juvenile fiction. - Underground railroad; Fiction. - Brothers and sisters; Fiction. |
| Dewey: [E] |
| LCCN: BL 99768546 |
| Academic/Grade Level: Grade 1-2, Age 6-7 |
| Book type: Easy Fiction |
| Physical Information: 12.25" H x 9.25" W x 0.25" (0.45 lbs) |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 6451 Reading Level: 4.1 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Scholastic Reading Counts Info |
| Quiz #: Q00709 Reading Level: 4.7 Interest Level: Grades K-2 Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): ith Ringgold was born in Harlem, but now divides her time between New Jersey and La Jolla, California. She is a professor of fine art at the University of California at San Diego, where she teaches for half of the year.<br><br> An artist of international renown, Faith is best known for her story quilts -- works that combine painting, quilted fabric, and storytelling.<br><br>Faiths first book for children, Tar Beach, was a Caldecott Honor Book, a winner of the Coretta Scott King Award for illustration, a Reading Rainbow featured selection, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book, and the recipient of numerous other honors, including a Parents Choice Gold Award.<br><br> Faith is married to Burdette Ringgold and has two daughters, Michele and Barbara, and three granddaughters, Faith, Teddy and Martha. |
Reviewed by Publishers Weekly Reviews (PW Reviews 1995 November #2) Characters from Tar Beach once again fly-this time in a fantastical sky train run by Harriet Tubman that traces a route on the Underground Railroad. Ages 4-9. (Dec.) Copyright 1995 Cahners Business Information. |
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