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Loading... Underground: Finding the Light to Freedom (edition 2011)by Shane W. Evans (Author), Shane W. Evans (Illustrator)
Work InformationUnderground: Finding the Light to Freedom by Shane W. Evans
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. "Powerfully expressive imagery will sweep young viewers into this suspenseful journey along the Underground Railroad. Accompanied by a commentary of, usually, just two or three words per spread, the scenes track a small group of escapees stealing through darkness beneath a thin crescent moon. They are seen running, crawling, resting tensely, taking brief shelter with “new friends,” then wearily keeping on until sunrise at last brings them to their goal: “I am free. He is free. She is free. We are free.” Underscoring the sense of fear and urgency with broad, slanted strokes of thinly applied paint, Evans limns his hunched, indistinct figures in dark lines and adds weight with scribbled fill and jagged bits of paper or cloth. His palette of midnight-dark blue lit only by the occasional yellow torch- or lantern light and white stars draws attention to the whites of the frightened escapees’ eyes and makes sunlit Freedom all the more precious when attained. Lengthier accounts of travel on the Underground Railroad abound, but few if any portray the experience with such compelling immediacy. (afterword) (Picture book. 5-9)" www.kirkusreviews.com, A Kirkus Starred Review Age: primary / intermediate Genre: historical This book had great illustrations. The words were very simple on each page so the illustrations did a lot of the story telling. The words were simple but they were powerful. This would be a great book to use during a history lesson. It is informational and engaging without being extremely heavy for the younger kids. no reviews | add a review
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A family silently crawls along the ground. They run barefoot through unlit woods, sleep beneath bushes, take shelter in a kind stranger's home. Where are they heading? They are heading for Freedom by way of the Underground Railroad. --from publisher description No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)973.7History and Geography North America United States Administration of Abraham Lincoln, 1861-1865 Civil WarLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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2.This book shows a perspective of what it is like to become free as a slave. The author uses few words to emphasize what it was like and uses illustrations to show how scary it was.
3.I will definitely have this book in my future library to aid in understanding history as well as perspective. ( )