The Secret to Freedom
Author: Marcia Vaughan
Illustrator: Larry Johnson
Publisher: Lee and Low
Copyright 2001
Number of pages: 32
Genre: Historical Fiction
This story takes place in the year 1860. Lucy, an eleven year old African American, is distraught when her parents are sold to a different plantation. When her brother brings home a bag of old quilts, the two discover that the quilts contain codes to escape slavery via the underground railroad.
This book is a perfect way to introduce the importance of diversity and equality to young students. It could spark some great conversations about equality and how the world has not always been the way that it is now. The gifted students could
The illustrations in this book are made with watercolors. There are no sharp lines and all the colors sort of blend together on the edges. They are, however, pretty detailed to be water colors.
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