Aunt Harriet’s Underground Railroad in the Sky

The main character of Coretta Scott King Award and Caldecott Honor winner Tar Beach takes flight once again, encountering Harriet Tubman and learning about the Underground Railroad.

Cassie, who flew above New York in Tar Beach, soars into the sky once more. This time, she and her brother Be Be meet a train full of people, and Be Be joins them. But the train departs before Cassie can climb aboard. With Harriet Tubman as her guide, Cassie retraces the steps escaping slaves took on the real Underground Railroad and is finally reunited with her brother at the story’s end.

Author: Faith Ringgold
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Dragonfly Books
Published: 12/12/1995
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.38lbs
Size: 12.04h x 9.20w x 0.11d
ISBN: 9780517885437
Language: English