Unspoken : a story from the Underground Railroad / Henry Cole.
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TextPublication details: New York : Scholastic Press, 2012.Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 26 x 29 cmISBN: - 0545399971 (hbk.)
- 9780545399975 (hbk.)
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Fiction | Historical Events | Cole Hen | Available | 33111007079482 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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.
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.