Follow The Drinking Gourd

Author : Jeanette Winter
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0307982785
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Follow the Drinking Gourd written by Jeanette Winter and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2014-06-25 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illus. in full color. "Winter's story begins with a peg-leg sailor who aids slaves on their escape on the Underground Railroad. While working for plantation owners, Peg Leg Joe teaches the slaves a song about the drinking gourd (the Big Dipper). A couple, their son, and two others make their escape by following the song's directions. Rich paintings interpret the strong story in a clean, primitive style enhanced by bold colors. The rhythmic compositions have an energetic presence that's compelling. A fine rendering of history in picturebook format."--(starred) Booklist.

Author : Cari Meister
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 1404873759
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Follow the Drinking Gourd written by Cari Meister and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2013 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peg Leg Joe travels from plantation to plantation singing the Drinking Gourd song that will guide slaves to freedom in the North.

Author : F. N. Monjo
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0064440427
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Drinking Gourd written by F. N. Monjo and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1983-09-07 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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?

Author : Charles B. Heiser
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806173211
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Gourd Book written by Charles B. Heiser and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2016-02-03 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humankind has had a long and intimate association with gourds, and one of them, the bottle gourd, or calabash, may have been man's first cultivated plant. Although grown in the United States today primarily as ornamentals, in other parts of the world gourds have many other important uses. With charming text and stunning black-and-white photographs, The Gourd Book provides fascinating scientific information and folklore about these remarkable plants and keys for identifying species. The first part of the book deals with tree gourds, widely used as containers and for decoration; the Cucurbita gourds, including the buffalo gourd, the Turk's turban, the silver-seed gourd, and the Malabar gourd, all utilized as food, and the beautiful ornamental gourds; the loofah gourds, popular as cosmetic sponges; minor gourds, such as the snake, wax, bitter, teasel, and hedgehog, sometimes used as food or medicine; and gourds mentioned in the Bible. The second part takes up the bottle gourd, which has been used for thousands of years. Even today this gourd is almost indispensable in many parts of the tropics, where species are used to make containers, musical instruments, and clothing, as food and medicine, and in art. The book concludes with a discussion of the gourd in folklore and myth and an appendix on growing, hybridizing, and preserving gourds for decoration. Delightfully written for general readers, this book will also appeal to botanists, anthropologists, horticulturists, and everyone interested in plants or gardening.

Author : Pamela Dell
Publisher : Child's World
ISBN 13 : 9781591870135
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Aquila's Drinking Gourd written by Pamela Dell and published by Child's World. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In West Virginia in 1859, an eleven-year-old slave is taken from her mother and sold, dreaming of the Underground Railroad her father taught her about, but never imagining that she will board it so soon.

Author : Cynthia Grady
Publisher : Millbrook Press ™
ISBN 13 : 1512418994
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Like a Bird written by Cynthia Grady and published by Millbrook Press ™. This book was released on 2016-09-01 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enslaved African Americans longed for freedom, and that longing took many forms—including music. Drawing on biblical imagery, slave songs both expressed the sorrow of life in bondage and offered a rallying cry for the spirit. Like a Bird brings together text, music, and illustrations by Coretta Scott King Award–winning illustrator Michele Wood to convey the rich meaning behind thirteen of these powerful songs.

Author : Judy Dodge Cummings
Publisher : Nomad Press
ISBN 13 : 1619304880
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Underground Railroad written by Judy Dodge Cummings and published by Nomad Press. This book was released on 2017-02-14 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine leaving everything you’ve ever known—your friends, family, and home—to travel along roads you’ve never seen before, getting help from people you’ve never met before, with the constant threat of capture hovering over your every move. Would you risk your life on the Underground Railroad to gain freedom from slavery? In The Underground Railroad: Navigate the Journey from Slavery to Freedom, readers ages 9 to 12 examine how slavery developed in the United States and what motivated abolitionists to work for its destruction. The Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses operated by conductors and station masters, both black and white. Readers follow true stories of enslaved people who braved patrols, the wilderness, hunger, and their own fear in a quest for freedom. In The Underground Railroad, readers dissect primary sources, including slave narratives and runaway ads. Projects include composing a song with a hidden message and navigating by reading the nighttime sky. Amidst the countless tragedies that centuries of slavery brought to African Americans lie tales of hope, resistance, courage, sacrifice, and victory—truly an American story.

Author : Gloria Whelan
Publisher : Sleeping Bear Press
ISBN 13 : 1410308332
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Friend on Freedom River written by Gloria Whelan and published by Sleeping Bear Press. This book was released on 2011-08-02 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1850 the Detroit River was a major track along the Underground Railroad -- the last step to freedom. The journey across the river was dangerous, especially in winter and especially for a 12-year-old boy. When Louis's father left him in charge of the farm he offered his son this advice, "If you don't know what to do, just do what you think I would have done." Louis relies upon his father's words of wisdom when a runaway slave and her two children come looking for safe passage. In the second title in our Tales of Young Americans series Gloria Whelan -- author of National Book Award winning Homeless Bird -- beautifully creates a suspenseful coming-of-age story while illuminating a difficult time in America's past. Ms. Whelan's narrative again shows the human spirit will forever shine brightly in dark times. Freedom River - part of our Young Americans series - will quickly become a favorite for its important message and look at history from a youngster's eye. Artist Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen - a Sleeping Bear Press favorite - treats the material as only he can. Each illustrated page demonstrates the same mastery and devotion to his craft as the young heroes he brings to life.

Author : David A. Adler
Publisher : Lerner Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 143013044X
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Picture Book of Harriet Tubman written by David A. Adler and published by Lerner Publishing Group. This book was released on 2018-01-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Gail Nelson is an unobtrusive narrator who lets Harriet Tubman's deeds and personality speak for themselves. And speak they do!" - AudioFile

Author : Nancy I. Sanders
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781585364749
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book D is for Drinking Gourd written by Nancy I. Sanders and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Using the alphabet to introduce its contents, this book includes topic such as abolitionists, cowboys, Harlem Renaissance, and Kwanzaa"--Provided by publisher.