I read this book twice, and i cant normally do that with books i read. Julilly had loved massa hensens plantation and lived there since the day she was born. Underground to canada by barbara smucker, paperback. Smuckers books have been published in 16 countries and translated into french, german, japanese, swedish, spanish, dutch, and danish. Having found christ in the midst of world war ii, he evaded the police for many months until the night he. Reading this book was an eye opener on something that was part of canadas history as well as the usa. The data has both usterritories and canadian locations, but will only display us or canada, not both. A movie adaptation of the book can be found online. At night they would walk, but during the day they would take.
Cns network is your connection to north america and the world. The numerous maps also help students explore canadas geography and history. Julillys journey during their travels down to mississippi, they met a quaker abolitionist who had freed a black man who now works for him. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. The north yukon and northwest territories map by national geographic society. Canada map book 4 grades 56 is included in the following other items in the apple press map books series. Her dad got bitten by a snake and died on the day she was born.
The making of canada six map set by national geographic. Start studying underground to canada chapter 17 19. This is an interactive system map of the canadian national cn railway, a class i rail carrier in the united states and canada. Underground to canada ebook by barbara smucker rakuten kobo. We learned quite a bit about the underground railroad. A book by corrie ten booms nephew who began his career in the dutch underground in 1942. They are mother and daughter, slaves that work on a plantation belonging to an old man by the name of jeb hensen, where julilly picks cotton in the fields and her mother mammy sally. Underground to canada is story about this women, her life as a slave, and her journey to escape from it. Its purpose is to help students at a grade 24 reading level develop basic map skills while gaining a better understanind of canadas geography. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Underground to canada timeline timetoast timelines.
Those who helped people move from place to place were known as conductors and the fleeing slaves were called passengers or cargo. Then a man from canada comes to the plantion saying that hes looking at birds and ask massa. Students will develop basic map skills and gain a better understanding of canadas geography. Sims, is very cruel and whips people for hardly a reason. The 34 studentbased activities, largely selfdirected, are designed to. Julilly worked on a plantation in virginia with her mammy sally. This map shows the different routes which slaves took out of the south. Then a man from canada comes to the plantion saying that hes looking at birds and ask massa riley. Introduce students to canada through maps and map activities. He and his wife, chris woolwinemoen, produced thousands of awardwinning maps that are used all over the world and content that aids students, teachers, travelers and parents with their geography and map. Barbara smucker was one of canada s bestknown and bestloved authors of fiction for children and young adults. Books in canada barbara smucker has created a sensitive and dramatic story about a young girls flight from slavery, and some three decades after it first appeared in print underground to canadastill serves as a wonderful introduction to a vital and fascinating element of canadian history. Map and data library, university of toronto libraries. June lilly julilly is a 12 year old slave in the novel underground to canada.
Julilly is in her cabin waiting for her mammy sally to come back. The narratives of fugitive slaves in canada and the classic slave narratives. The vmap0 data was compiled from the operational navigational chart onc series of air navigation maps with a scale of 1. Older readers may notice the simplified plotting and some plausibility gaps, but in general a wellwritten story. Underground to canada canadian adventist teachers network. Underground to canada is an historical novel for young readers by barbara smucker. This book has all the qualities that you could want. Using themes based on provincial social studies curricula, the book employs a variety of maps on canada cultural, historical, physical and political. Throughout her career, she was profoundly affected by civil rights issues, which informed works such as days of terror, white mist, and underground to canada. Whether youre shipping across our rail network of approximately 20,000 routemiles of track, shipping globally through the many ports we service on three coasts, or leveraging 23 strategically located intermodal terminals across our network, we connect you with the people that matter most. Underground to canada was recognized by the childrens book center as one of the 50 best books of all time in canada. Underground to canada chapter 17 19 flashcards quizlet. Based partially on a true story, the novel is set in the united states and canada in the years leading up to the american civil war and depicts the hard lives of. Its purpose is to help students at a grade 23 reading level to develop basic map skills while gaining a better understanding of canadas geography.
Taken away from her mother by a ruthless slave trader, all julilly has. If i switch the view to canada, then all the us locations are unknown. One of a series of topquality fiction for schools, this novels tells how, for the black slaves of 19thcentury america, heaven didnt lie in the blue beyond, but over the border in free canada. The book employs a variety of maps of canada cultural, historical, physical and political to help students develop and practice these cornerstone skills. This activity book introduces students to canada through the use of maps. The underground railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses used by black slaves in the united states to escape to the free state, canada. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
It was a television movie created in 1994, but it includes many of the same characters and themes of underground to canada. Abolitionist arms aunt katie barbara smucker began beside big house bundle cabin canada captain chains climbed clothes cotton cotton rows dark deep south door eyes ezra wilson face girls gonna gourd grabbed grey hair head heard hensen horse inside jeb brown julilly and liza julilly felt julilly knew julilly looked julilly saw julilly thought. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. Students use indiana and michigan state road maps to trace a route to canada from madison, in. They often stopped for a rest and to eat and drink. Canada map book 1 by george quinn grade 3 geography. It also stands on its own as a practical social studies learning resource. These writing task worksheets allow students to map the route taken by the characters in the novel. Childrens book award, the canada council childrens literature award prize 1980, and. I have included a movie trailer for those who are interested. Star to which itshandle pointed gave thecelestial map. If you are showing the us, it displays the canadian locales as unknown in the lower right hand corner of the map same thing if you choose area codes. National geographic maps the making of canada series.
The book also contains information on the author, a list of the main people involved in the underground railroad, things to do and things to think about. John moen is a cartographer who along with his wife are the orignal founders of. This map will show june lily and lizas journey to freedom, using images, video, and text. The fourth in a series of popular activity books designed to develop map skills, map book 4 contains 40 lively activities to help grades 56 readers develop and apply four fundamental map skills. It was first published in canada in 1977 and published in the united states the following year as runaway to freedom. Reading this book was an eye opener on something that was part of canada s history as well as the usa. Canada map book 1 this activity book introduces students to canada through the use of maps. All slaves did not necessarily head north, many of them went farther south to mexico and to florida where many set up. Underground to canada by barbara smucker librarything. Create a map of north america to follow the events in julillys life.
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