| The Drinking Gourd: A Story of the Underground Railroad Contributor(s): Monjo, F. N. (Author), Brenner, Fred (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0064440427 ISBN-13: 9780064440424 Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 1983 * Out of Print * Annotation: Follow the drinking gourd..... 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? Click for more in this series: I Can Read! - Level 3 |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Fiction | Readers - Beginner |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 92010823 |
| Age Level: 4-8 |
| Grade Level: PreK-3 |
| Lexile Measure: 560(Not Available) |
| Series: I Can Read! - Level 3 |
| Physical Information: 0.18" H x 5.88" W x 8.88" L (0.28 lbs) 64 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Table of Contents |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 259 Reading Level: 3.0 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 |
Contributor Bio(s): Monjo, F. N.: - The late F. N. Monjo, author of The Drinking Gourd, wrote two other popular I Can Read Books: Indian Summer, illustrated by Anita Lobel, and The One Bad Thing About Father, illustrated by Rocco Negri. |
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