CC Cycle 3

Picture Books for Cycle 3

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Book cover for "Follow the drinking gourd"
Star rating for Follow the drinking gourd
Notes:
Week 9
Description:
By following the directions in a song, "The Drinking Gourd," taught them by an old sailor named Peg Leg Joe, runaway slaves journey north along the Underground Railroad to freedom in Canada.
Book cover for "Henry's freedom box"
Star rating for Henry's freedom box
Average Rating:
4.7 stars
Notes:
Week 9
Description:
A fictionalized account of how in 1849 a Virginia slave, Henry "Box" Brown, escapes to freedom by shipping himself in a wooden crate from Richmond to Philadelphia.
Book cover for "Liberty or death"
Star rating for Liberty or death
Description:
Examines the story of African-American runaway slaves who fought on the side of the British Royal Army during the American Revolution in exchange for the promise of freedom.