If You Traveled on the Underground Railroad

Question and answer format.

If you traveled on the Underground Railroad ... Where was the safest place to go? Would you wear a disguise? What would you do when you were free? This book tells you what it was like to be a slave trying to escape to freedom on the Underground Railroad. With a reading level for grade 2 - 5, this is also a good teacher resource book to use with "Follow the Drinking Gourd."

A detailed look at what it was like to travel on the underground railroad, escaping the slavery of the south.

In a question-and-answer format, the reader is introduced to what the underground railroad was and how it was used between 1830 and 1860 to help slaves in America escape to the North.

This is a good informational book because in this book, Ellen Levine actually provides factual histories of African Americans during the time of Civil War, such as the definition of the Underground Railroad, the conditions of slaves at that time, etc.
This book is a question/answer style book.
Age: intermediate.
Theme: Teach children the history of African Americans during the time of Civil War.

This book tells you what it was like to be a slave trying to escape to freedom on the Underground Railroad.

Question and answer format. Factual information about the underground railroad.