April 2, 2013 This week, I read Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky. It was written in 1992 by Faith Ringgold. This book is about a brother and sister who are flying in the sky, when they come across an old train. When they approached the train, a conductor woman stood on the steps. She was announcing the stops for people to board the train. BeBe, the little boy wants to ride the train, so he gets on. Cassie, the sister does not, but now it is her job to get BeBe off the train. She threatens him with telling their parents, but he doesn't care. The conductor woman, who ends up being Harriet Tubman, tries to reassure Cassie that she will be reunited with her brother if she just follows the train and the "north star". This story shares the hard times and the long journey that slaves had to endure in order to be free.
While reading this book, I felt like the story was being told from Harriet Tubman's point of view to Cassie. It also seems to make the most sense this way as well.
I loved this book and loved the pictures when you gave you book talk. I really like the idea behind it and the fact that it is diverse. I also like the idea that it was told from the view of Harriet Tubman
ReplyDeleteI would really want to read this book!! this sounds like a great book to teach children about this topic. pictures are a big thing when it comes to a story like this. the children need really good pictures so they can see what is really going on. Sounds like a book that I would want to use.
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