Grade 2 - The Underground Railroad

Follow me to freedom - the Underground Railroad

• Travel the Underground Railroad - This site by National Geographic is a journey along the Underground Railroad into Canada.
• Who was Harriet Tubman? - Read about Harriet Tubman, then try your hand at some crossword puzzles located here.
• Who Else Helped? - Lots of people helped the slaves travel the Underground Railroad. Learn more about them.
• More Interesting Facts from National Geographic

Read the following books to learn more.

• The Drinking Gourd A Story of the Underground Railroad, written by F.N. Monjo, illustrated by Fred Brenner (HarperTrophy) - also available at the Cole School library.
• Allen Jay and the Underground Railroad, written by Marlene Targ Brill, illustrated by Janice Lee Porter(Carolrhoda Books, Inc)
• If You Traveled on the Underground Railroad, written by Ellen Levine, illustrated by Larry Johnson(Scholastic, Inc)
• Barefoot Escape on the Underground Railroad, written by Pamela Duncan Edwards, illustrated by Henry Cole(HarperCollins Publishers)
• Journey to Freedom A Story of the Underground Railroad, written by Courtni C. Wright, illustrated by Gershom Griffith (Holiday House)
• Harriet and the Promised Land, by Jacob Lawrence (Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers)

These may be found through the Merrimack Valley Library Consortium on-line catalog and picked up at the Boxford library.