Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky
Edition: Dragonfly Books Ed edition
Publisher: Dragonfly Books
Published: December 12, 1995
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780517885437
Subjects: Fiction; Juvenile fiction; Children: Grades 1-2; Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction; Underground railroad; People & Places - United States - African-American; Historical - United States - 19th Century; Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic; Juvenile Fiction / General; Brothers and sisters
First sentence: "Be Be, come back! Mommy and Daddy will never forgive me for letting you go!"
Description: With Harriet Tubman as her guide, Cassie retraces the steps escaping slaves took on the Underground Railroad in order to reunite with her younger brother. When Cassie Louise Lightfoot encounters Harriet Tubman and a mysterious train in the sky, "what follows is a compelling journey in which the author masterfully integrates fantasy and historical fact" (School Library Journal, starred review).