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Follow the Drinking Gourd |
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Publication Information |
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| Author: Winter, Jeanette | Illustrator: Winter, Jeanette |
| Title: Follow the Drinking Gourd | Date: 1998 |
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| ISBN, paperback: | ISBN, hardback: 0-679-81997-5 |
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| ABE/ABLE: Yes | ESOL: |
| Family: Yes | Young Adult: |
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General Information: |
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| Book Type(s): easy reading, historical fiction | |
GED Descriptor(s): social studies |
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Summary: |
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| Peg Leg Joe travels from plantation to plantation teaching slaves the song "Follow the Drinking Gourd," which conceals directions for the route north to freedom. The book follows one slave family as they are directed north to the Underground Railroad and Canada. | |
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| The book could be used in text sets on the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman, and folk artists. The front matter could be used to learn about astronomy, perhaps exploring where the gourd points from different places such as South Carolina vs. western Kentucky. Map and math skills could be included to discuss escape routes, miles per day, and estimated days to freedom slaves may have experienced. | |
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