{"id":1943,"date":"2009-11-03T00:10:35","date_gmt":"2009-11-03T05:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/archives\/1943"},"modified":"2009-11-03T00:10:35","modified_gmt":"2009-11-03T05:10:35","slug":"writing-geography-with-childrens-literatureif-you-traveled-on-the-underground-railroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/2009\/11\/03\/writing-geography-with-childrens-literatureif-you-traveled-on-the-underground-railroad\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing Geography with Children’s Literature:…If You Traveled on the Underground Railroad"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A different time…a different place…What if you were there?<\/p>\n

If you travled on the Underground Railroad
\n-Where was the safest place to go?
\n-Would you use a disguise when you ran?
\n-What would you do when you were free?<\/p>\n

\u00a0…If You Traveled on The Underground Railroad<\/a>\u00a0by Ellen\u00a0Levine and illustrated by Larry Johnson is a book introducing the Underground Railroad, the system of escape routes, safe houses, and individuals who assisted slaves on their journey to freedom.<\/p>\n

Curriculum Connections<\/strong><\/p>\n

This book can be presented when talking about the roles of enslaved African Americans during the Civil War (SOL VS.7).<\/p>\n

Additional Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0This is a\u00a0brief biography<\/a>\u00a0on Harriet Tubman.<\/p>\n

2. Check out this book about Harriet Tubman, A Woman of Courage<\/a>.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0This is a map<\/a>\u00a0of the Underground Railroad routes.<\/font><\/p>\n

Book:\u00a0 …If You Traveled on The Underground Railroad
\nAuthor:\u00a0 Ellen Levine
\nIllustrator:\u00a0 Larry Johnson
\nPublisher:\u00a0 Scholastic Paperbacks
\nPublication Date:\u00a0 1993
\nPages:\u00a0 64
\nGrade Level:\u00a0 3-6
\nISBN:\u00a0 0-590-45156-1<\/p>\n

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