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Author McDonough, Yona Zeldis, author. Title What was the Underground Railroad? / by Yona Zeldis McDonough ; illustrated by Lauren Mortimer. Publisher New York, New York : Grosset & Dunlap, c2013. Copies
ITEM LOC CALL # STATUS Phelps young people nonfiction YP 973.7 McDonough AVAILABLE Spooner juvenile series J MCD (WHO/WHAT/WHERE SERIES) AVAILABLE Superior juvenile nonfiction JUV 973.7 M84w (WHO/WHAT/WHERE Series) AVAILABLE Descript 108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. age Children lcdgt Series What was...? What was--? Note Accelerated Reader AR MG 5 1 165682. Nonfiction. Bibliog. Includes bibliographical references (page 108). Summary "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!"-- Provided by publisher. Audience 710L Lexile Subject Underground Railroad -- Juvenile literature. Fugitive slaves -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature. Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature. Enslaved people. Anti-racism. Alt Author Mortimer, Lauren, illustrator. ISBN/ISSN 0448467135 9780448467122 (paperback) 0448467127 (paperback) 9780448467139
