Que fue el tren clandestino? [Que Fue?]by McDonough, Yona Zeldis 

PaperbackSPANISH(Santillana USA, 2016)

BTSB #: 624121 Available

Dewey: 973.7/NAges: 8-12   


Genres:

Subjects: Underground railroad Fugitive slaves Antislavery movements Spanish language - Reading materials

Summary: No one knows where the term "Underground Railroad" came from--there were no train tracks, only abolitionist "conductors" who helped bring an estimated 100,000 slaves to freedom through elaborate routes that included "stations," safe houses where fugitives could rest before moving on, and a system of codes and signals used to identify friend from foe. Including real stories about "passengers" on the "Railroad," this book chronicles slaves' close calls with bounty hunters, and more. In Spanish.

What was the underground railroad? [What Was?]by McDonough, Yona Zeldis 

Paperback(Penguin Workshop, 2013)

BTSB #: 624126 Temp OS

Dewey: 973.7/NAges: 8-12   
AR: 5 MG RC: 4.4 3-5 Lexile: 710 F&P: W

Genres:

Subjects: Underground Railroad Fugitive slaves Antislavery movements

Summary: No one knows where the term "Underground Railroad" came from--there were no train tracks, only abolitionist "conductors" who helped bring an estimated 100,000 slaves to freedom through elaborate routes that included "stations," safe houses where fugitives could rest before moving on, and a system of codes and signals used to identify friend from foe. 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.

What was the underground railroad? [What Was?]by McDonough, Yona Zeldis 

BTSB Prebound(Grosset & Dunlap, 2013)

BTSB #: 624146 Temp OS

Dewey: 973.7/NAges: 8-12   
AR: 5 MG RC: 4.4 3-5 Lexile: 710 F&P: W

Genres:

Subjects: Underground Railroad Fugitive slaves Antislavery movements

Summary: No one knows where the term "Underground Railroad" came from--there were no train tracks, only abolitionist "conductors" who helped bring an estimated 100,000 slaves to freedom through elaborate routes that included "stations," safe houses where fugitives could rest before moving on, and a system of codes and signals used to identify friend from foe. 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.

Who was Frederick Douglass? by Prince, April Jones 

Paperback(Penguin Workshop, 2014)

BTSB #: 733376 Temp OS

Dewey: 973.7/BAges: 8-12   
AR: 5.7 MG RC: 5.5 3-5 Lexile: 850 F&P: W

Genres:

Subjects: Douglass, Frederick,|d1818-1895 Abolitionists African American abolitionists Antislavery movements

Summary: Born into slavery in Maryland in 1818, Frederick Douglass was determined to gain freedom--and once he realized that knowledge was power, he secretly learned to read and write to give himself an advantage. After escaping to the North in 1838, as a free man he gave powerful speeches about his experience as a slave. He became a friend of President Abraham Lincoln, as well as one of the most famous abolitionists of the nineteenth century.

Who was Frederick Douglass? [Who Was?]by Prince, April Jones 

BTSB Prebound(Penguin Workshop, 2014)

BTSB #: 733380 Available

Dewey: 973.7/BAges: 8-12   
AR: 5.7 MG RC: 5.5 3-5 Lexile: 850 F&P: W

Genres:

Subjects: Douglass, Frederick,|d1818-1895 Abolitionists African American abolitionists Antislavery movements

Summary: Born into slavery in Maryland in 1818, Frederick Douglass was determined to gain freedom--and once he realized that knowledge was power, he secretly learned to read and write to give himself an advantage. After escaping to the North in 1838, as a free man he gave powerful speeches about his experience as a slave. He became a friend of President Abraham Lincoln, as well as one of the most famous abolitionists of the nineteenth century.

Who was Harriet Tubman? [Who Was?]by McDonough, Yona Zeldis 

Paperback(Penguin Workshop, 2019)

BTSB #: 624128 Temp OS

Dewey: 973.7/BAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.6 MG RC: 3.1 3-5 Lexile: 690

Genres:

Subjects: Tubman, Harriet,|d1820?-1913 Slaves African Americans - Biography Women - Biography Underground railroad Antislavery movements

Summary: A biography of the nineteenth-century woman who escaped slavery and helped many other slaves get to freedom on the Underground Railroad.

Who was Harriet Tubman? [Who Was?]by McDonough, Yona Zeldis 

BTSB Prebound(Penguin Workshop, 2019)

BTSB #: 624144 Available

Dewey: 973.7/BAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.6 MG RC: 3.1 3-5 Lexile: 690

Genres:

Subjects: Tubman, Harriet,|d1820?-1913 Slaves African Americans - Biography Women - Biography Underground railroad Antislavery movements

Summary: A biography of the nineteenth-century woman who escaped slavery and helped many other slaves get to freedom on the Underground Railroad.