Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky



Title: Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky
Author: Faith Ringgold
Illustrator: Faith Ringgold
Type:  Historical Fiction
Approximate Interest Level: 2nd-6th
Publisher: Dragonfly Books
Date of Publication: December 12, 1995
ISBN: 978-0517885437

SynopsisCassie and her little brother, Be Be, take a magical flight on the Underground Railroad with Harriet Tubman as their conductor.  Harriet Tubman explains to them what slavery was, and what it meant to live as a slave.  She also details what happened to slaves that traveled on the Underground Railroad.  The story is followed by a detailed description of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad.

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Possible Teaching Points: 1) slavery, 2) the Underground Railroad, 3) Harriet Tubman 

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