ARTS & CRAFTS RESOURCES Printable Coloring Pages Printable Word Search Puzzles FREE Clip Art		You are here: Teach >Thematic Units > Black History     Related Resources for Black History   Buy the Book Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky Author: Faith Ringgold Description: Two young children meet the spirit of Harriet Tubman, who helps them discover the importance of the Underground Railroad. Grade Level: K-3rd Grades Activity: http://www.umcs.maine.edu/~orono/ collaborative/harriet.html Buy the Book Barefoot Author: Pamela Duncan Edwards and Henry Cole Description: A young boy runs to the Underground Railroad to escape from slavery in this story. Grade Level: K-2nd Grade Activity: http://www.harperchildrens.com/schoolhouse/ TeachersGuides/barefoot.htm Buy the Book Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra Author: Andrea Davis Pinkney Description: This picture book gives an account of Duke Ellington's rise to fame as a Jazz musician. Grade Level: 1st-2nd Grades Activity: http://encarta.msn.com/schoolhouse/ harlem/ellington.asp Buy the Book Follow the Drinking Gourd Author: Various Description: Children of all ages will enjoy this book about a famous folk song about The Drinking Gourd (or Big Dipper) that helped the slaves escape to freedom Grade Level: K-2nd Grade Activity: http://www.eduplace.com/tview/ tviews/smith124.html http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/ltc/special/mlk/drink.html Buy the Book If a Bus Could Talk: The Story of Rosa Parks Author: Faith Ringgold Description: This book details the life of the African American woman and civil rights worker, Rosa Parks, who refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Grade Level: K-3rd Grade Activity: http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons /crossroads/sec3/k2/unit11/1l1.htm Buy the Book Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt Author: Deborah Hopkinson Description: Clara was a slave who made a quilt that was actually a map of freedom. After memorizing the map, Clara leaves it behind to escape slavery. Grade Level: K-4th Grade Activity: http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/ grade5/Sweet_Clara.html