Allen Jay and the Underground Railroad

by Marlene Targ Brill, Jay Sanders (Read by)

Overview

"Children's eyes will grow wide as they listen to this true story of how Allen Jay helped a passenger on the Underground Railway escape from slavery in 1842. Light sound effects-the crackle of dry leaves, horse hooves falling on a road-further enhance this powerful drama."-AudioFile 2007

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781430129721
Publisher:	Live Oak Media
Publication date:	01/01/2018
Series:	Live Oak Media eReadalong
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	48
File size:	22 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	8 - 9 Years

About the Author

Marlene is an award-winning author of almost 70 titles for readers preschool through adult. She began writing while teaching children with disabilities, producing materials to help her students learn. With time, the desire to write grew stronger.  Soon she was writing for a variety of formats—magazines, internet, newspapers, scripts, books, and textbooks for readers of all ages.  Yet, she never forgets where the dream of writing originated—through work with children.  She is drawn back into classrooms to share the wonders of research and writing, and, of course, reading books.

Editorial Reviews

Children’s eyes will grow wide as they listen to this true story of how Allen Jay helped a passenger on the Underground Railway escape from slavery in 1842. Narrator Jay Sanders brings social studies to nail-biting life, whether documenting details of daily life at that long-ago time or building the suspense of how the main character finds the runaway slave and helps him to safety. As children hear Sanders’s quiet but suspenseful storytelling, they will put themselves in the place of young Allen: Would they be able to act as bravely? Light sound effects—the crackle of dry leaves, horse hooves falling on a road—further enhance this powerful drama. J.C.G. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine

AUG/SEP 07 - AudioFile