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Title: Barefoot : Escape on the Underground Railroad by Pamela Duncan Edwards, Henry Cole ISBN: 0-06-443519-9 Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 31 January, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Wonderful book to illustrate point of view
Comment: I ordered this book to use as a read aloud with my fifth grade's class study of the Civil War. Little did I know that it would be a valuable tool for teaching point of view. This is a wonderfully suspenseful short of a young slave's escape through the woods on his way to the first stop on the Underground Railroad. What makes this story unique is that it is told from the forest animals' perspective. Well written, well illustrated, and destined to become a classic. Wendy
Rating: 5
Summary: Barefoot Through the Pages of History
Comment: As a fifth grade teacher, I am always looking for a book to entice my students and help them to gain background knowledge. This book is a phenomenal find. It puts the reader/listener right into the fear and terror of being a runaway slave from the very first sentence. But, more than that, is the unique way the author has chosen to present the story. I can think of no better book to present the topic of point of view. Not only is the story told from the point of view of the forest animals that the runaway encounters, but the illustrations NEVER alter the affect. Each picture shows the runaway from the eye level/view of the animal that is reacting to his presence. It is a very powerful book.
This story has generated intense discussions as to whether or not they believe the animals consciously helped the barefoot escape the heavy boots, or whether the occurrences were merely coincidental. The students embrace the tone of the book and will often discuss how they originally did not care for the illustrations because they were too dark and made it difficult to see the details, but soon realized that they mimic what the barefoot is seeing -- a potent tool in immersing them in the story.
The students were so enthralled by the way the point of view of the story was presented that they asked to write their own stories based on the point of view of our classroom pet, S'mores the Guinea Pig. Some choose to write from their own pet's point of view. Each and every one of the stories were wonderful to read, and though some may have been lacking in conventions and spelling, EVERY one of them shouted with an author's voice that was astounding.
Rating: 5
Summary: Barefoot vs. Heavyfoot
Comment: This beautifully illustrated story of the Underground Railroad is written so even second and third grade students can read it. In spite of the fact they are too young to understand the complex problem of slavery and the Underground Railroad, this is a wonderful introduction to those sensitive issues. At the same time, older elementary students find is very appealing.
From the first page, students will be fascinated by the story and the pictures. As I shared it with students in the school library, they sat in suspense. Who is Barefoot? Where is he going? Why is is running at night? What are the noises he hears? Will the house be safe? How will be know?
I highly recommend that the book be used by an adult who can answer the questions which may arise when the book ends. This is a book which should be on the shelves in every schol library in the country.
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Title: Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt by Deborah Hopkinson ISBN: 0679874720 Publisher: Dragonfly Pub. Date: 10 July, 1995 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Follow the Drinking Gourd by Jeanette Winter ISBN: 0679819975 Publisher: Dragonfly Pub. Date: 15 January, 1992 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Wanted Dead or Alive: The True Story of Harriet Tubman by Ann McGovern, Richard M. Powers ISBN: 0590442120 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: February, 1991 List Price(USD): $4.50 |
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Title: Under the Quilt of Night by Deborah Hopkinson, James E. Ransome ISBN: 0689822278 Publisher: Atheneum Pub. Date: 01 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: If You Traveled on the Underground Railroad by Ellen Levine, Larry Johnson ISBN: 0590451561 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: February, 1993 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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