What Was the Underground Railroad?

Part of What Was?

Illustrated by Lauren Mortimer
Look inside
$5.99 US
Penguin Young Readers | Penguin Workshop
60 per carton
On sale Dec 26, 2013 | 978-0-448-46712-2
Age 8-12 years
Reading Level: Lexile 710L | Fountas & Pinnell W
Sales rights: World
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!

About

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!