The Drinking Gourd: A Story of the Underground Railroad (An I Can Read Book)

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060243295
• ISBN13: 9780060243296
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books
• Length: 62 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.3"
• 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.