Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky

Illus. in full color. Cassie, who flew above New York in “Tar Beach,”soars into the sky once more. This time, she and her brother Be Be meet a trainfull of people, and Be Be joins them. But the train departs before Cassie canclimb aboard. With Harriet Tubman as her guide, Cassie retraces the stepsescaping slaves took on the real Underground Railroad and is finally reunitedwith her brother at the story’s end. “Cassie learns her people’s history well; so will readers of this impressive picture book. Ringgold’s dynamic paintingscombine historical fact with strongly realized emotions.”–(starred) “Booklist.” “Groundbreaking!”–(starred) “School Library Journal.”

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