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Follow the Drinking Gourd

Follow the Drinking Gourd
By Jeanette Winter

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #714898 in Books
  • Published on: 1992-01
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 48 pages

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Courageous and inspirational tale of slavery.5
My daughter read this book in her kindergarten class during Black history month and we loved it so much we bought a copy. It is an inspiring story of courage and triumph over adversity. The story is about a slave named Peg Leg Joe who leads other slaves to freedom by teaching them a song instructing them to "Follow the Drinking Gourd". The drinking gourd he refers to is the Big Dipper. Not only is this a great story about the Underground Railroad, it also inspired my daughter's interest in astronomy. I highly recommend it.

Excellent book for Februay- Black History Month5
I read this book to my 1st grade students to teach them about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. The illustrations were nice and my students caught on that they were really following the constellation (the dipper). I would highly recommend this book. It was THE BEST resource I could find to tie into Black History Month.