Follow the Drinking Gourd
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Illus. in full color. “Winter’s story begins with a peg-leg sailor who aidsslaves on their escape on the Underground Railroad. While working forplantation owners, Peg Leg Joe teaches the slaves a song about the drinkinggourd (the Big Dipper). A couple, their son, and two others make their escapeby following the song’s directions. Rich paintings interpret the strong storyin a clean, primitive style enhanced by bold colors. The rhythmic compositionshave an energetic presence that’s compelling. A fine rendering of history inpicturebook format.”–(starred) “Booklist. “
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Jeanette Winter has written and illustrated many books for children, including MAMA, The Librarian of Basra, Calavera Abecedario: A Day of the Dead Alphabet Book, My Name Is Georgia, and Josefina. She lives in New York City.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780679819974
- Publication Date
- January 15, 1992
- Publisher
- Dragonfly Books
- Original Publication Date
- January 1, 1988
- Page Count
- 48
- Words Per Page
- 19
- Reading Age
- 3 - 7 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 88009661
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 25754361
- Lexile® Level
- AD630L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~O
- ATOS® Book Level
- 4.3
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 28792
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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