Short yet informative, this book was awesome, and I would recommend it to those who are interested in American history. In this book, you’ll find the daring tales of several slaves who were willing to risk *everything* (and yes, literally everything) for their freedom. These true stories range from Henry “Box” Brown, whom mailed himself in a box to Philadelphia to escape slavery, all the way to Harriet Tubman, a very famous Underground Railroad “conductor” who was known for leading hundreds of slaves to their freedom. The only reason I didn’t rate this 5 stars was that some parts were not as interesting as others. Overall, however, this book was great!
UC What Was the Underground Railroad?
By Yona Zeldis McDonough,Lauren Mortimer James Bennett
Book 8 of 65 in the
What Was Book Series
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grade 5 | n/a | 5 | 8603 |
No one knows where the term Underground Railroad came from--there were no trains or tracks, only "conductors" who helped escaping slaves to freedom. Including real stories about "passengers" on the "Railroad," this book chronicles slaves' close calls with bounty hunters, exhausting struggles on the road, and what they sacrificed for freedom. With 80 black-and-white illustrations throughout and a sixteen-page black-and-white photo insert, the Underground Railroad comes alive!
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
ISBN-13: 9780448467122
ISBN-10: 0448467127
Published on 12/26/2013
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 112
Book Reviews (2)
it was a really great book and it told you about some people that used the underground railroad. I also told you about some of the conductors that helped people on the underground railroad. great book