Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky
by Faith Ringgold
Cassie Lighfoot, the eight-year-old who shared the glories of flying with little... read more
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- Grade
- 1-8
- Genre
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 1992
Word Count 1,573
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 850L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 6451, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- Art
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - General
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Brothers and sisters--Fiction
- Underground Railroad
- Underground Railroad--Fiction
- Underground Railroad--Juvenile fiction
- Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913--Fiction
- Brothers and sisters
- Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913--Juvenile fiction
- African Americans--Fiction
- African Americans
- Tubman, Harriet
- Lists With This Book
- Race & Racism
- Slavery, Resistance, and Reparations
- Sample: Bookworms
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Faith Ringgold
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About the Author 4
Author Interviews 4
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Awards & Distinctions 2
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Selection, 1992
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