Author: Gale, Cengage Learning
Publisher: Gale Cengage Learning
ISBN: 141034956X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
A Study Guide for Maxine Hong Kingston's "The Woman Warrior," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs.
The Drinking Gourd
Author: F. N. Monjo
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0064440427
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
The stars of the Big Dipper have led a runaway slave family to Deacon Fuller's house, a stop on the underground railroad. Will Tommy Fuller be able to hide the runaways from a search party -- or will the secret passengers be discovered and their hope for freedom destroyed?
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0064440427
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
The stars of the Big Dipper have led a runaway slave family to Deacon Fuller's house, a stop on the underground railroad. Will Tommy Fuller be able to hide the runaways from a search party -- or will the secret passengers be discovered and their hope for freedom destroyed?
Follow the Drinking Gourd
Author: Jeanette Winter
Publisher: Dragonfly Books
ISBN: 0679819975
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Illus. in full color. "Winter's story begins with a peg-leg sailor who aids slaves on their escape on the Underground Railroad. While working for plantation owners, Peg Leg Joe teaches the slaves a song about the drinking gourd (the Big Dipper). A couple, their son, and two others make their escape by following the song's directions. Rich paintings interpret the strong story in a clean, primitive style enhanced by bold colors. The rhythmic compositions have an energetic presence that's compelling. A fine rendering of history in picturebook format."--(starred) Booklist.
Publisher: Dragonfly Books
ISBN: 0679819975
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Illus. in full color. "Winter's story begins with a peg-leg sailor who aids slaves on their escape on the Underground Railroad. While working for plantation owners, Peg Leg Joe teaches the slaves a song about the drinking gourd (the Big Dipper). A couple, their son, and two others make their escape by following the song's directions. Rich paintings interpret the strong story in a clean, primitive style enhanced by bold colors. The rhythmic compositions have an energetic presence that's compelling. A fine rendering of history in picturebook format."--(starred) Booklist.
The Bears on Hemlock Mountain
Author: Alice Dalgliesh
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442472863
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Are there bears on Hemlock Mountain? One boy is about to find out in this classic tale. People have always told Jonathan that there are no bears on Hemlock Mountain, no bears at all. So he isn’t afraid to set out alone over the mountain. But as Jonathan discovers one cold winter night, people aren’t always right…There are bears on Hemlock Mountain!
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442472863
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Are there bears on Hemlock Mountain? One boy is about to find out in this classic tale. People have always told Jonathan that there are no bears on Hemlock Mountain, no bears at all. So he isn’t afraid to set out alone over the mountain. But as Jonathan discovers one cold winter night, people aren’t always right…There are bears on Hemlock Mountain!
Underground to Canada
Author: Barbara Smucker
Publisher: Puffin
ISBN: 9780143168591
Category : Canadian fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Grade level: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, e, i, s.
Publisher: Puffin
ISBN: 9780143168591
Category : Canadian fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Grade level: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, e, i, s.
Wagon Wheels
Author: Barbara Brenner
Publisher: Harper Trophy
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
A young African-American boy describes the wilderness adventures of his pioneering family in Kansas in the 1870s. ‘It is remarkable that a writer can convey an accurate sense of historical time and place while telling a warm, realistic (and factual) story to primary graders. Recommended for middle graders with reading difficulties as well as for younger children.’ —BL. Notable Children's Books of 1978 (ALA) A Reading Rainbow Selection Notable 1978 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC)
Publisher: Harper Trophy
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
A young African-American boy describes the wilderness adventures of his pioneering family in Kansas in the 1870s. ‘It is remarkable that a writer can convey an accurate sense of historical time and place while telling a warm, realistic (and factual) story to primary graders. Recommended for middle graders with reading difficulties as well as for younger children.’ —BL. Notable Children's Books of 1978 (ALA) A Reading Rainbow Selection Notable 1978 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC)
Night Boat to Freedom
Author:
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux (BYR)
ISBN: 9780374312664
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
At the request of his fellow slave Granny Judith, Christmas John risks his life to take runaways across a river from Kentucky to Ohio. Based on slave narratives recorded in the 1930s.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux (BYR)
ISBN: 9780374312664
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
At the request of his fellow slave Granny Judith, Christmas John risks his life to take runaways across a river from Kentucky to Ohio. Based on slave narratives recorded in the 1930s.
Oh Freedome!
Freedom Crossing
Author: Margaret Goff Clark
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780590445696
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
After spending four years with relatives in the South, a fifteen-year-old girl accepts the idea that slaves are property and is horrified to learn when she returns to the North that her home is a station on the underground railroad.
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780590445696
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
After spending four years with relatives in the South, a fifteen-year-old girl accepts the idea that slaves are property and is horrified to learn when she returns to the North that her home is a station on the underground railroad.
A Study Guide for Maxine Hong Kingston's "The Woman Warrior"
Author: Gale, Cengage Learning
Publisher: Gale Cengage Learning
ISBN: 141034956X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
A Study Guide for Maxine Hong Kingston's "The Woman Warrior," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs.
Publisher: Gale Cengage Learning
ISBN: 141034956X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
A Study Guide for Maxine Hong Kingston's "The Woman Warrior," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs.
Study Guide for The House of Dies Drear by Virginia Hamilton
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780028180717
Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Provides teaching strategies, background, and suggested resources; reproducible student pages to use before, during, and after reading--Cover.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780028180717
Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Provides teaching strategies, background, and suggested resources; reproducible student pages to use before, during, and after reading--Cover.