Book
Unspoken : a story from the Underground Railroad / Henry Cole.
In this wordless picture book, a young Southern farm girl discovers a runaway slave hiding behind the corn crib in the barn and decides to help him.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780545399975
- ISBN: 0545399971
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 x 28 cm
- Publisher: New York : Scholastic Press, 2012.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Publisher, publishing date and paging may vary. |
| Target Audience Note: | NP Lexile |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Underground Railroad > Fiction. Underground Railroad > Juvenile fiction. Fugitive slaves > Juvenile fiction. African Americans > Juvenile fiction. |
| Genre: | Wordless picture books. Historical fiction. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion County Library | E COL (Text) | PPL55991 | Easy Fiction | Available | - |
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Summary
Unspoken: a Story from the Underground Railroad
A young girl's courage is tested in this haunting, wordless story.When a farm girl discovers a runaway slave hiding in the barn, she is at once startled and frightened. But the stranger's fearful eyes weigh upon her conscience, and she must make a difficult choice.Will she have the courage to help him?Unspoken gifts of humanity unite the girl and the runaway as they each face a journey: one following the North Star, the other following her heart. Henry Cole's unusual and original rendering of the Underground Railroad speaks directly to our deepest sense of compassion.
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