Beacon to Freedom: The Story of a Conductor on the Underground Railroad

by Jenna Glatzer, Ebony Glenn (Illustrator)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781515734963
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2017
Series:	Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Picture Books Series
Pages:	40
Product dimensions:	9.00(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.38(d)
Lexile:	750L (what's this?)
Age Range:	6 - 10 Years

About the Author

Jenna Glatzer (www.jennaglatzer.com) is the award-winning author of 25 books for grown-ups and kids, including the authorized biography Celine Dion: For Keeps, The Marilyn Monroe Treasures, Never Ever Give Up: The Inspiring Story of Jessie and Her JoyJars with Erik Rees, Unthinkable with Scott Rigsby, and Bullyproof Your Child for Life with Dr. Joel Haber. Her daughter is in third grade. Jenna is afraid of roller coasters, but has always liked riding Ferris wheels.

Interviews

expands readers' knowledge of the Underground Railroad by telling the story of a conductor OTHER than Harriet Tubman (the one and only conductor most kids know); stylized but true-to-life full-color illlustrations invite readers into the story's action; content consultant — Betty Campbell — has been the site manager for the Rankin House in Ripley, Ohio since 1982 and is president of Ripley Heritage, Inc. (the local historical society)