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Chapter Book · Ages 6–9 · 2013
Under the Freedom Tree
By Susan VanHecke, London Ladd (Illustrator)
Escaped slaves find refuge, sparking a new community and a pivotal moment in history.
4.1/5 Goodreads · 125 ratings
32 pages
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Bookroo's summary
In 1861, three escaped slaves reach a Union fort, igniting a wave of hope as thousands follow, seeking freedom. Declared 'contraband of war,' they form the first African American community. As the Emancipation Proclamation is read beneath the Emancipation Oak, their struggle becomes a beacon of change. Discover the untold story of courage and the dawn of a new era.
From the publisher
Tells of the Civil War’s first contraband camp that began when three escaped slaves were granted protection at a Union-held fort, prompting runaway slaves to seek freedom there and build the country’s first African American community.
At a glance
- Format
- Pages
- 32
- Reading age
- 6–9
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- NPL
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 3.3
- F&P level
- ~A
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 163846
Publication
- Published
- December 3, 2019
- First published
- September 1, 2013
- Publisher
- Charlesbridge
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9781580895514
- LCCN
- 2012038698
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