I can read-The Drinking Gourd: A Story of the Underground Railroad-Level 3

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? This Level 3 I Can Read book is a captivating first-person historical fiction account of the Underground Railroad, narrated by Tommy, a ten year-old Quaker boy,. With beautiful, simple prose that folds in historical facts about slavery and the Civil War, this book makes this important period of American history accessible to beginning readers. Includes an afterword from the author F.N. Monjo that explains the historical context of the Fugitive Slave Law. Supports the Common Core Learning Standards

COVER: Paperback

CONDITION: Pre-loved

TYPE OF BOOK: Story book

SUB-TYPE: Early Reading

ISBN: 9780064440424

LANGUAGE: English

SUGGESTED AGE LEVEL: 6-8 years

AUTHOR'S NAME: F.N. Monjo

NO OF PAGES: 64

PUBLISHER NAME: Published September 7th 1983 by HarperCollins