Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky

Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky by Faith Ringgold

This book with its beautifully painted pictures tells a story of Harriet Tubman and her journey to freedom. The story beings with a young girl Cassie and her brother Be Be learning about the Underground Railroad through an imaginary journey the two of them take through the sky. The board a train with the conductor who just happens to be their Aunt Harriet, who tells them all about the underground railroad and what the life of an escaping slave in the south was like. The train then takes off but Cassie is left behind to search for her brother, and along the way learns first hand what it is like to be a fugitive slave. The two are reunited in the end and just in time to celebrate the anniversary of Harriet Tubman's first flight to freedom. This book also contains great information about Harriet Tubman in the end pages.