Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780517885437)

The main character of Coretta Scott King Award and Caldecott Honor winner Tar Beach takes flight once again, encountering Harriet Tubman and learning about the Underground Railroad.

Cassie, who flew above New York in Tar Beach, soars into the sky once more. This time, she and her brother Be Be meet a train full of people, and Be Be joins them. But the train departs before Cassie can climb aboard. With Harriet Tubman as her guide, Cassie retraces the steps escaping slaves took on the real Underground Railroad and is finally reunited with her brother at the story's end.

Author: Faith Ringgold
ISBN-10: 0517885433
ISBN-13: 9780517885437
Publisher: Dragonfly Books
Language: English
Published: 12/12/1995
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.38lbs
Size: 12.04h x 9.20w x 0.11d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.1
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 6451 / Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky


Review Citation(s):
Black Issues Book Review 01/01/2002 pg. 63
Publishers Weekly 11/13/1995
Essence 12/01/2005 pg. 130