Books with title Underground Railroad

Fulfills the standard: "Read from many periods to build an understanding of human experience" from the English Language Arts Standards for Grades 4-8.Fulfills the standards: "Living and Working Together in Families and Communities, Now and Long Ago" and "The History of Peoples of Many Cultures Around the World" from the National History education Standards for Grades 4-8.Fulfills the standards: "Culture," "Time, Continuity, and Change," "People, Places, and Environments," "Individual Development and Identity," and "Power, Governance, and Authority" from the National Council for the Social Studies Curriculum Standards for Grades 4-8.

The Underground Railroad was the massive effort by slaves and free people to secretly bring thousands of blacks to freedom in the North during the 19th century. This thought-provoking book will capture readers imaginations and fill them with awe for the brave conductors and passengers on the Railroad. Theyll learn about the many safe havens, called depots, that housed fugitives and the secret passages within them that hid slaves from their pursuers. Information about the American Civil War and the Fugitive Slave Act, biographies of figures vital to the Underground Railroad, and stunning photographs and artwork are included in this important work about a terrible time in American history.

The Picture the Past series looks at the many kinds of communities in America's past. Each book describes what made each community different and what children and adults did each day. Life on the Underground Railroad In this book, discover what life was like for slaves escaping to freedom in the North. Learn how slaves found out about the trails to follow and how people helped them on their way. Travel with the slaves as they head north, avoiding slave catchers. Then use a recipe to make a food that runaway slaves have eaten–southern biscuits!