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Sunday, 8 May 2011

Underground to Canada

 
Underground to Canada
By: Barbara Smucker
Age: Grade 5-7
Rating: 6.5/10
This is a great book when introducing slavery to children. This book looks at the life of a girl who is a slave and how she attempts to escape. The story goes into the secret route that was taken from the US to Canada, and talks about how the slaves were treated while working. This is a great novel to introduce to students who are into history, but more specifically discussing how slaves were treated, creating an empathetic view for the reader. I would suggest reading this book, not only for the history, but also for the insights of a young girl who is a slave. And yes, the book ends with a happy ending! (it is a kids book after all).
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49 comments:

  1. Anonymous8 May 2011 at 11:39

    I read this is grade 6 English class, still sticks in my mind to this day

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  2. Anonymous8 May 2011 at 11:44

    I never heard about this book when I was in middle school, but it looks like an insightful book on the views of slavery!

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  3. CPH8 May 2011 at 12:52

    I remember this book.

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  4. Anonymous8 May 2011 at 13:49

    We don't have any idea how horrible slavery was, books like this one are important to remind

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  5. Ace8 May 2011 at 14:48

    Its great that the book can be academically unpacked in so many ways across multiple subjects. This is the sort of book that encourages team teaching and content crossover between subjects. Nice find!

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  6. ed8 May 2011 at 15:09

    interesting, happy endings are best

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  7. Kicking Rocks8 May 2011 at 15:18

    I remember reading a similar book on that same topic. Its really good.

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  8. Unknown8 May 2011 at 15:19

    Interesting stuff man! Might read this book later. Definitely a good read.

    Will follow for more :)

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  9. Thorfan8 May 2011 at 15:22

    The rating seems kinda low. What were the downsides aside from it being aimed at children?

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  10. Blogging Skater8 May 2011 at 16:19

    seems like a good book, but i think slavery is an issue to adult for 5th to 7th graders

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  11. SynthRockEngine8 May 2011 at 17:20

    I remember reading this one back in school. Good book.

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  12. Astronomy Pirate8 May 2011 at 17:24

    Another great review. I decided to give you a Sunshine Award. http://astropirate.blogspot.com/2011/05/sunshine-award.html

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  13. Dave Benzene8 May 2011 at 17:48

    I read this book before, it is indeed good

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  14. Pony8 May 2011 at 18:00

    Never read it, will check it out maybe it'll spark my interest

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  15. TV-Reports8 May 2011 at 18:32

    Nice review

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  16. ChaCha8 May 2011 at 21:00

    thank goodness it has a happy ending :3

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  17. Genj08 May 2011 at 22:24

    never heard of it, looks interesting

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  18. Speedy Ed8 May 2011 at 23:58

    ive never heard of this book but id like to give it a read !

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  19. D22 Zone9 May 2011 at 00:42

    Awesome post man! Keep blogging cause this is great!

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  20. Endless9 May 2011 at 01:05

    I read that when I was 12.

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  21. Gheko9 May 2011 at 04:24

    I feel I'm possibly to old to read this, and child slavery makes me feel sick anyway.

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  22. Solsby Kid9 May 2011 at 05:07

    Cool, gonna have to give it a read some time! ;D

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  23. mindlessfrk9 May 2011 at 05:56

    Gosh, when I was 12 I was reading tom sawyer, even tough I lived in Brazil. But it looks good, sometimes it's good to traumatize kids, even more these days.

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  24. buying and selling online9 May 2011 at 06:03

    very usefull dude, blogwalking

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  25. VersionDouble9 May 2011 at 07:15

    sounds like it addresses some very sensitive themes, good review.

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  26. //Love9 May 2011 at 07:16

    I can't read this now, it will probably make me depressed

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  27. tommyth3cat9 May 2011 at 09:40

    Sounds like an interesting read if you were the target audience of course.

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  28. Maggie9 May 2011 at 10:56

    never read it but would like to check it out :)

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  29. Something Wycked9 May 2011 at 11:23

    Keep up the good posts!

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  30. Shona9 May 2011 at 11:55

    I've read this book!! and it's great ;p

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  31. nowaysj9 May 2011 at 13:01

    Thanks for posting this.

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  32. Team Panda9 May 2011 at 13:03

    i dont think i was introduced to slavery till a bit later in school.

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  33. elexerdelex9 May 2011 at 13:26

    I hate happy endings... Why does the evil people who try to take over the world never succeed? They blow my hopes away for conquering the world...

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  34. Elliot MacLeod-Michael9 May 2011 at 19:35

    looks like something i should make my girlfriends kids read. she's probably allowing her daughter to read jenna jameson's memoirs right now. i'm gonna change that.
    +followed

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  35. kxxthanxx10 May 2011 at 00:12

    sounds good

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  36. TV-Reports10 May 2011 at 03:26

    Im gonna check it out for sure!

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  37. Anonymous10 May 2011 at 08:30

    I remember reading this one. Along w/ Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, it's one of the best slave narratives for younger readers.

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  38. Chip10 May 2011 at 14:31

    Great recommendation!!!

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  39. Spidey_Sense10 May 2011 at 17:56

    I enjoyed this book.

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  40. zeroskyy11 May 2011 at 18:12

    I read this in my 8th grade English class. I cant believe we were reading that in 8th grade...

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  41. Patti D.12 May 2011 at 07:56

    Not sure if it's a good idea to introduce slavery to kids.

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  42. Patti D.16 May 2011 at 05:35

    I remember this book, great read.

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  43. nowaysj18 May 2011 at 02:48

    Very heavy.

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  44. CPH23 May 2011 at 12:39

    Never read it.

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  45. Maquina29 May 2011 at 10:54

    Slave's insight?. that's some cool sci-fi story folk.

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  46. Pinecone Stew5 June 2011 at 11:18

    Have a SUPER week !

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  47. Anonymous5 June 2011 at 19:32

    I think you are better than most mmmm

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  48. Jim19 June 2011 at 10:09

    It's a dark spot in our history, but we won't learn unless we let our kids know.

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  49. Anonymous9 March 2012 at 09:53

    This Is an amazing book

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