Escape from Slavery

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Escape from Slavery

About the Book

Freedom!

Eliza and her baby, running across the ice. Selena and Cornelia Jackson, masquerading as boys. Henry Box Brown, shipping himself north in a wooden crate. Jane Johnson, risking everything to testify against her former owner in court. Ellen Craft, posing as her husband’s owner.

Escaping from slavery against overwhelming odds, these people were helped by courage, ingenuity, and the informal network known as the Underground Railroad. Here are their gripping stories, told by Doreen Rappaport, illustrated by Charles Lilly, and accompanied by information about slave laws of the era, key Underground Railroad leaders, and a bibliography.

Product Details

ISBN: 9780064461696
Imprint: HarperCollins
On Sale: Dec 15, 1998
List price: $7.99
No of pages: 128
Trim Size: 5.100 in (w) x 7.600 in (h) x 0.350 in (d)
BISAC 1: JUVENILE NONFICTION / African American & Black
BISAC 2: JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / 19th Century
BISAC 3: JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Topics / Prejudice & Racism

Doreen Rappaport

Biography

Doreen Rappaport is well known for her groundbreaking approach to multicultural history and literature for young readers. Her many books include Victory or Death: Stories of the American Revolution; We Are The Many: A Picture Book of American Indians; and Martin’s Big Words, winner of the Jane Addams Book Award. She and her husband divide their time between New York City and a rural village in upstate New York.

Charles Lilly

Biography

Doreen Rappaport is the author of several children’s books, including American Women: Their Lives in Their Words, and Trouble at the Mines, an Honor Book for the 1988 Jane Addams Children’s Book Award.

Charles Lilly taught at New York’s School of Visual Arts for seventeen years. He has illustrated many books for children, including Freedom: A Story of the Underground Railroad.

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About the Book

Freedom!

Eliza and her baby, running across the ice. Selena and Cornelia Jackson, masquerading as boys. Henry Box Brown, shipping himself north in a wooden crate. Jane Johnson, risking everything to testify against her former owner in court. Ellen Craft, posing as her husband’s owner.

Escaping from slavery against overwhelming odds, these people were helped by courage, ingenuity, and the informal network known as the Underground Railroad. Here are their gripping stories, told by Doreen Rappaport, illustrated by Charles Lilly, and accompanied by information about slave laws of the era, key Underground Railroad leaders, and a bibliography.

Product Details

ISBN: 9780064461696
Imprint: HarperCollins
On Sale: Dec 15, 1998
List price: $7.99
No of pages: 128
Trim Size: 5.100 in (w) x 7.600 in (h) x 0.350 in (d)
BISAC 1: JUVENILE NONFICTION / African American & Black
BISAC 2: JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / 19th Century
BISAC 3: JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Topics / Prejudice & Racism

Doreen Rappaport

Biography

Doreen Rappaport is well known for her groundbreaking approach to multicultural history and literature for young readers. Her many books include Victory or Death: Stories of the American Revolution; We Are The Many: A Picture Book of American Indians; and Martin’s Big Words, winner of the Jane Addams Book Award. She and her husband divide their time between New York City and a rural village in upstate New York.

Charles Lilly

Biography

Doreen Rappaport is the author of several children’s books, including American Women: Their Lives in Their Words, and Trouble at the Mines, an Honor Book for the 1988 Jane Addams Children’s Book Award.

Charles Lilly taught at New York’s School of Visual Arts for seventeen years. He has illustrated many books for children, including Freedom: A Story of the Underground Railroad.

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