Title If you traveled on the underground railroad / by Ellen Levine ; illustrated by Larry Johnson.

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Description	64 pages : color illustrations ; 19 x 23 cm.
Series	Ready-to-go classroom library. Grade 3
	Ready-to-go classroom library. Grade 3.
Summary	Describes the underground railroad which helped slaves escape to freedom.
Contents	What was the Underground Railroad?--How did the Underground Railroad get its name?--When did the Underground Railroad start running?--What did it mean to be a slave?--Could you buy yourself?--Why would you run away?--Where would you first go when you ran away?--What dangers did you face?--What would you eat while you were hiding?--Where was the safest place to go?--How would you hear about Canada?--How did owners try to catch the fugitives?--Did anyone help the owners?--Would you use disguises when you ran away?--Did you use special signals and codes on the Underground Railroad?--How would you trick the slave hunters?--Were there special hiding places on the Underground Railroad?--How long would you stay at a station?--How long would the whole trip take?--When was the best time of year to escape?--Who worked on the Underground Railroad?--How did people learn about the Underground Railroad?--Was everyone in the North against slavery?--How many slaves escaped?--What happened if you were caught?--Were people who helped you punished?--What did the Presidents of the United States think about the Underground Railroad?--What would you do when you became free?--When did the Underground Railroad stop running?
Note	Originally published in 1988.
Study Program	Reading Counts RC 3-5 3.5 3.0 5732.
	18480. Accelerated Reader AR LG 4.9 1.0.
	Accelerated Reader Grades K-4 4.9 1 SD Quiz 18480 English non-fiction, vocabulary quiz available.
Subject	Underground Railroad -- Juvenile literature.
	Fugitive slaves -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
	Underground railroad.
	Fugitive slaves -- United States.
	Fugitive slaves. (OCoLC)fst00935940
	Underground Railroad. (OCoLC)fst01160987
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
	Fugitive slaves.
	African Americans -- History.
	Slavery -- United States.
	Underground railroad.
	JUVENILE NON-FICTION.
	UNDERGROUND RAILROAD.
	SLAVERY - UNITED STATES.
Genre/Form	Literature. (OCoLC)fst01921716
	Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
	Juvenile works.
	Literature.
Added Author	Johnson, Larry.
ISBN	0590451561
	9780590451567
	0606035915
	9780606035910
	0329028952
	9780329028954
	9780812459227
	0812459229
	9780833508744
	0833508741

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