| Escape to Freedom: The Underground Railroad Adventures of Callie and William Contributor(s): Brooks-Simon, Barbara (Author) |
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ISBN: 0792265513 ISBN-13: 9780792265511 Publisher: National Geographic Kids OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2004 Annotation: Through the perspective of two young slaves as well as period drawings and photos, this book accurately depicts the fervent pre-Civil War era when slavery was at its height. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - African-american - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science - Customs, Traditions, Anthropology |
| Dewey: 973.711 |
| LCCN: 2003010992 |
| Lexile Measure: 680 |
| Series: I Am American |
| Physical Information: 0.1" H x 7.02" W x 9.02" (0.25 lbs) 40 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Civil War |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 79067 Reading Level: 4.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The year is 1858, and a 14-year old house servant named Callie and another young slave named William attempt a daring escape on the Underground Railroad. Traveling by night, these brave teens come across things they cannot believe, such as an African-American newspaper published by escaped slave Frederick Douglass, all the while amazingly avoiding capture. Barbara Brooks weaves fact-based oral histories of the fictional characters Callie and William with rich period photographs, maps, and/or illustrations on every page, that place the adventures squarely within the era. |