The Drinking Gourd: A Story of the Underground Railroad

by F.N. Monjo

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0064440427
• ISBN13: 9780064440424
• Release Date: September 1983
• Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

The Drinking Gourd

While studying Black History Month this book is amazing with the rich illustrations and the historical facts. The children loved when I read it to them.

Good

I liked this book. It was one of my favorite books. It was a good thing they hid in the hay. They had to go to the under ground railroad. The under ground is a secret group of people who believe slavery is wicked. We need to obey all laws this book is a bout history.

Two different Worlds

This tale of the underground railroad told from the perspective of young, mischievious Tommy Fuller, blends history with a compelling adventure story. Tommy discovers a runaway slave family hiding in his father's barn. Little Jeff is Tommy's age but has had a very different life as a Southern child of slavery. The adventure is how Tommy and his father, Deacon Fuller, help this family escape to Canada and freedom. Includes a simple discussion between Tommy and his father about the fact that they have broken a law and that sometimes laws cannot be obeyed.