Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky

Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky takes young Cassie — the soaring heroine of Faith Ringgold's Tar Beach — on a new flight through the sky, where she and her brother Be Be encounter a train full of people escaping slavery. When Be Be boards before Cassie can follow, Cassie must retrace the harrowing journey of the Underground Railroad with Harriet Tubman as her guide, facing the dangers that thousands of enslaved people faced on their journey to freedom, before she is finally reunited with her brother.

Faith Ringgold's luminous, quilt-inspired paintings and powerful storytelling make this an outstanding choice for students because it weaves historical fact with an imaginative framework to bring the Underground Railroad to life in a way that is both moving and memorable.

Publishing Details

Author : Faith Ringgold

Illustrator : Faith Ringgold

Author Nationality : United States

Physical Details

Type of Book: Picture

Cover: Softcover

Pages: 32

Size: 11.8 x 9.4 inches

Year Published: 1995

Instructional Details

Reading Grade Level: Kindergarten

Genre: Fiction

Sub-Genre: Historical Fiction

Theme: Black History, About POC, Social Issues, Social Studies