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Title details for Beacon to Freedom by Jenna Glatzer - Available

Beacon to Freedom

The Story of a Conductor on the Underground Railroad

by Jenna Glatzer
Ebony Glenn
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Reverend John Rankin is credited with providing safety through the Underground Railroad to more than 2,000 people as they tried to escape slavery. Not as well-known as Harriet Tubman's story to most readers, Beacon to Freedom recounts in an illlustrated, nonfiction narrative how Rankin guided runaways across the wide Ohio River with a light in his window, giving them hope in a time of great fear and danger.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Picture Books

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    March 28, 2020

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781496671332

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 750
    • Text Difficulty: 3-4

  • Reviews

    • The Horn Book

      January 1, 2018
      In nineteenth-century Ohio, a lantern in the window of abolitionist John Rankin's home provided a sign to enslaved blacks that the Underground Railroad--and freedom--were nearby. Digital illustrations in dark hues are sometimes slick and vary in quality as backdrops for the detailed historical narrative, which integrates (sourced) direct quotes. An afterword touches on the Civil War and Rankin's legacy. Glos., ind.

      (Copyright 2018 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

Formats

  • OverDrive Read

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:750
  • Text Difficulty:3-4

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