What Was the Underground Railroad?
What Was the Underground Railroad?
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What Was the Underground Railroad?

Written by Yona Zeldis McDonough and Who HQ & illustrated by Lauren Mortimer
Part of the What Was . . . ? Book Series
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8 - 12
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112
Page count
78
Words per page
710L
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Dec 26, 2013
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No one knows where the term Underground Railroad came from–there were no trains or tracks, only conductors who helped escaping slaves to freedom. Including real stories about passengers on the Railroad, this book chronicles slaves’ close calls with bounty hunters, exhausting struggles on the road, and what they sacrificed for freedom. With 80 black-and-white illustrations throughout and a sixteen-page black-and-white photo insert, the Underground Railroad comes alive!

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Americahistoryslaveryactivism19th centuryprejudice and racism1800-18491850-1899Black historythe Civil Warthe Underground Railroadsocial issuesAmerican historyUnderground Railroadabolitionists

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780448467122
    Publication Date
    December 26, 2013
    Publisher
    Penguin Workshop
    Original Publication Date
    December 26, 2013
    Page Count
    112
    Words Per Page
    78
    Audience
    Juvenile Reader
    Reading Age
    8 - 12 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2013029327
    Lexile® Level
    710L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~Q
    ATOS® Book Level
    5
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    1
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    165682
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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