Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky Prebound - 1999
by Faith Ringgold
When Cassie Louise Lightfoot encounters Harriet Tubman and a mysterious train in the sky, "what follows is a compelling journey in which the author masterfully integrates fantasy and historical fact" (School Library Journal, starred review). Full color.
First line
"Be Be, come back! Mommy and Daddy will never forgive me for letting you go!"
From the jacket flap
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.
Details
- Title Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky
- Author Faith Ringgold
- Binding Prebound
- Pages 32
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Turtleback Books
- Date October 1999
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Maps
- ISBN 9780785784838 / 0785784837
- Weight 1.03 lbs (0.47 kg)
- Dimensions 11.96 x 9.36 x 0.36 in (30.38 x 23.77 x 0.91 cm)
- Ages 05 to 08 years
- Grade levels K - 3
- Reading level 850
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Library of Congress subjects Brothers and sisters, African Americans
- Dewey Decimal Code E
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