While on a visit to the Anacostia Museum of the Smithsonian Institution, Emma finds herself as a runaway slave using the Underground Railroad to make her way to freedom in Canada.
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About the Author:
Sharon Shavers Gayle is an African-American writer and children's book editor. She grew up in Buffalo, New York, and was one of ten adopted children. She graduated from Vassar College and in addition to her work as an editor, she has written over fifteen children's books. Sharon remembers the legends attached to her childhood church, which was rumored to have been a stop on the Underground Railroad. She now lives in Jersey City, New Jersey with her husband and their cat, Zena.
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Outstanding Illustrations! What a beautiful book! --The 2000 Benjamin Franklin Awards Panel
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- PublisherSoundprints
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 1568996225
- ISBN 13 9781568996226
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages32
- IllustratorVelasquez Eric
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