Author: Ellen Levine
Illustrator: Larry Johnson
Publisher: Scholastic
ISBN: 0590451561
Ages: 9 to 12
The facts in this book are presented in an easy-to-read question and answer frorm. You can find a lot of valuable information as well as adventure between the covers of this book.
Find out how the Underground Railroad was started, how it got its name and how a fugitive slave named Tice Davids vanished into thin air while being chased by his owner. Where did he go? Did his owner ever find him?
Other questions answered in this book include, "Could you buy yourself? What dangers did you face? What would you eat while you were hiding? Where was the safest place to go? How would you hear about Canada?
All of these and more are answered in this beautifully illustrated book. So, All Aboard. Hop on the Underground Railroad and find out what life was like for fugitive slaves.
Book Excerpt:
The Underground Railroad wasn't a real railroad. It was the secret way to get from the South and slavery to the North and freedom. Sometimes you would ride on a real railroad, sometimes in a hand-drawn cart, sometimes in a fancy carriage, sometimes on a boat, sometimes on horseback. And much of the time you would walk. The whole trip was called the Underground Railroad.
When you traveled in this secret way, you stayed at special hiding places throughout the South and North. Often you had to find your own hiding places. Other times people hid you until you could travel on.
The houses the slaves hid in along the way were called "stations." People who helped the fugitives were called "railroad workers." Some were "conductors" - they could lead you to the next station. Others were "station masters" - they would feed you and give you a place to sleep until you left for the next station.
Author's Note:
If you've enjoyed this excerpt, be sure to check out your favorite bookstore, or your local library.
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