The drinking gourd book by f&m monjols

The drinking gourd readers theater script 3rd grade by. The age range reflects readability and not necessarily content appropriateness. The drinking gourd rise and shine i can read level 3 paperback september 7, 1983 by f. While working for plantation owners, peg leg joe teaches the slaves a song about the drinking gourd the big dipper. This script starts at chapter 2 and goes to th end of the book. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The drinking gourd is written for kids ages 7 to 9. The drinking gourd rise and shine i can read level 3. Lee hayss follow the drinking gourd lyrics appear at the beginning. This book is a great entry way into slavery for children. This level 3 i can read book is a captivating firstperson historical fiction account of the underground railroad, narrated by tommy, a ten yearold quaker boy. This book is appropriate for second through fourth grade readers. The drinking gourd song was supposedly used by an underground railroad operative to encode escape instructions and a map.

It is a book that depicts the underground railroad through the tale of two boys. These directions then enabled fleeing slaves to make their way north from mobile, alabama to the ohio river and freedom. Delete from selected list scholastic books for kids. Indian summer, illustrated by anita lobel, and the one bad. A quickwitted young boy helps an escaping slave family follow the drinking gourd big dipper along the underground railroad to freedom. Follow the drinking gourd is an american folk song from the 1920s. Reviewed titles print book supported by capstone interactive accelerated reader. Monjo, author of the drinking gourd, wrote two other popular i can read books.

A story of the underground railroad i can read books. The book references the song, but is not based on it. Monjo author, fred brenner illustrator see all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Monjo is published by harpercollins childrens books, a division of harpercollins publishers. This book can give children the scaffolding they need to begin to learn about such a large and complex topic. Booklist, starred an extraordinary and inspiring tribute to a unique part of africanamerican history. Monjos the drinking gourd, tommy fullers misbehavior in church leads him to discover that his home is a stop on and his father is a conductor of the underground railroad.

Notable childrens books of 19401970 ala childrens books of 1970 library of congress. This short chapter book is divided into six chapters, each of which is capable of standing by itself thematically. A story of the underground railroad i can read book 3 by monjo, f. The american folksong follow the drinking gourd was first published in 1928. The one black boy is following the drinking gourd big dipper to find his way north to freedom. This readers theater script is based on the book the drinking gourd by f. The drinking gourd study guide by colleen schreurs for the book by f. I found it helpful to read the first chapter as a shared reading so that we could. A fine rendering of history in picture book format. An exciting and moving adventure story for beginning readers.