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3) Freedom bird
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
In the antebellum South, two siblings shelter a large, mysterious, wounded bird and eventually follow it west toward freedom.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2004.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
30 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Hallie discovers two runaway slaves hiding in Levi Coffin's home and must decide whether to turn them in or help them escape to freedom. Includes historical notes on the Underground Railroad and abolitionists Levi and Catharine Coffin.
Author
Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"The son of a blacksmith and slave learns that his father is using the rhythm of his hammering to communicate with travelers on the Underground Railroad"--
10) Crispus Attucks
Author
Series
Publisher
Pebble, an imprint of Capstone
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"How much do you know about Crispus Attucks? Find out the facts you need to know about the first person killed in America's fight for independence. You'll learn about the early life, challenges, and major accomplishments of this important American"--
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Pub. Date
2000.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
29 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
During the California Gold Rush Rosabel, an African American, and Sophie, a Jew, team up and search for gold to buy Rosabel's mother her freedom from a slave catcher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
31 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 x 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
This gripping book tells kids all about the perilous journey to escape slavery and finally become free: how long it could take, where the fugitives hid, who helped them, how "stationmasters" sent secret messages, and other fascinating details of the legendary Underground Railroad.
Author
Publisher
Peachtree Publishing Company Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
36 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
The remarkable, little-known story of William Still, known as the Father of the Underground Railroad from award-winning author-illustrator Don Tate. William Still's parents escaped slavery but had to leave two of their children behind, a tragedy that haunted the family. As a young man, William went to work for the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society, where he raised money, planned rescues, and helped freedom seekers who had traveled north. And then...
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
[1993]
Physical Desc
47 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Recounts how Allen Jay, a young Quaker boy living in Ohio during the 1840s, helped a fleeing slave escape his master and make it to freedom through the Underground Railroad.
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"A biography of Robert Smalls who, during the Civil War, commandeered the Confederate ship Planter to carry his family and twelve other slaves to freedom, and went on to become a United States Congressman working toward African American advancement"--Provided by publisher.
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