And as always, we wont share your information with anyone view our. We want to keep you updated on our latest offers and updates. Follow the drinking gourd paperback by jeanette winter a great story of following directions if you look at its simplest form. Follow the drinking gourd follow the drinking gourd arr. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Minneapolis planetarium amazing stargazing activity book follow the drinking gourd 7 ritter planetariumbrooks observatory. From the united states into canada, harriet tubman and the underground railroad helped slaves escape to freedom. See more ideas about five in a row, black history month and black history. Follow the drinking gourd is an african american folk song first published in 1928. Indian summer, illustrated by anita lobel, and the one bad thing about father, illustrated by rocco negri. Join our email list to be the first to find out whats new. Follow the drinking gourd by wim coleman, 9781939656117, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Folklore has it that slaves in the united states used it as a point of reference so they would not get lost.
Follow the drinking gourd is a historical fiction book about slavery. It is a book that depicts the underground railroad through the tale of two boys. And the drinking gourd as it appears in roughly 200 recordings, dozens of songbooks, several awardwinning childrens books and many other places is surely not traditional. This book is about slavery, and the underground railroad. Drinking gourd another name for the big dipper ask students why the slaves called the big dipper the drinking. If theres anything i would critique, its that drinking gourd is a little too busy, especially at the beginning, although its hard to fault the book for that because theres an enormous cast to be introduced, complete with all of their relationships and rivalries, not to mention a new setting to describe. The first part of the book deals with tree gourds, widely used as containers and for decoration. Benjamin january must uncover a killer to protect a secret. Winter and published in 1988 by dragonfly books, a division of alfred a. The drinking gourd study guide by colleen schreurs for the book by f. But reexamining the drinking gourd song as history rather than folklore raises many questions.
However you choose to perform it, follow the drinking gourd will provide you with an excellent singing opportunity, along with a fascinating page from american history. The intended age group for this book is primary intermediate. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Follow the drinking gourd lapbook science for kids. Following the murder of a chief conductor of the underground railroad the secret network of safehouses that guide escaping slaves to freedom jubal cain, the coordinator of the entire railroad system in mississippi, is accused of the crime. Help the class learn the follow the drinking gourd song as written in the back of the book. It had a stage in the tradition of funky interior design meets turkish blend and was a spit in the sawdust kind of place, according to jackie sarti, secretary for bill thompson, manager of the band since day one and balins former roommate. Drinking gourd barbara hambly 9780727886064 netgalley. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more.
The drinking gourd is written for kids ages 7 to 9. Although grown in the united states today primarily as ornamentals, in other parts of the world gourds have many other important uses. This book is a great entry way into slavery for children. The american folksong follow the drinking gourd was first published in 1928. Many families use fiar for all but the grammarreading and math, and others use it. These directions then enabled fleeing slaves to make their way north from mobile, alabama to the ohio river and freedom. The true story of follow the drinking gourd casandersdotnet. Follow the drinking gourd picture book about how slaves used the north star and the big dipper drinking gourd constellation in the underground railroad by jeanette winter cobblestone a history magazine for young people. The stars of the big dipper have led a runaway slave family to d.
Follow the drinking gourdafrican american spiritual. I dont claim tdg to be the first outlet to do so nor am i concerned with firsts. After reading follow the drinking gourd have students study the faces of the runaway slaves as illustrated in the book. Winters story begins with a pegleg sailor who aids slaves on their escape on the underground railroad. Thanks for looking around, and welcome to the site.
A story of the underground railroad study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Follow the drinking gourd book authorstream presentation. Monjo is published by harpercollins childrens books, a division of harpercollins publishers. Follow the drinking gourd extension activities scholastic. The one black boy is following the drinking gourd big dipper to find his way north to freedom. Monjo, author of the drinking gourd, wrote two other popular i can read books. This version collected in 1912 hot springs, north carolina, 19 louisville and 1918 waller, texas. Follow on the lyric sheet and listen to follow the drinking gourd show visual of dippers and gourd p. The drinking gourd blackness, debate and politics, at the end of the world. A couple, their son, and two others make their escapeby following the songs directions. Humankind has had a long and intimate association with gourds, and one of them, the bottle gourd, or calabash, may have been mans first cultivated plant.
Above is information about the author and illustrator, story summaries. A historical mystery involving the underground railway of the deep south a benjamin january mystery hardcover july 1, 2016 by. There are questions about its authenticity, but if accurate, drinking. Follow the drinking gourd discussion guide scholastic. If possible, show the children a copy of roots by alex haley g. Follow the drinking gourd was first published in 1928 by the texas folklore society.
Drinking gourd the hallowed out shell of a vegetable, like a squash. This level 3 i can read book is a captivating firstperson historical fiction account of the underground railroad, narrated by tommy, a ten yearold quaker boy. Follow the drinking gourd is a book featured in five in a row, a literaturebased unit study curriculum. Winters story begins with a pegleg sailor who aidsslaves on their escape on the underground railroad. While working forplantation owners, peg leg joe teaches the slaves a song about the drinkinggourd the big dipper. Many families use fiar for all but the grammarreading and math, and others use it in conjunction with other resources. According to legend, the song was used by a conductor of the underground railroad, called peg leg joe, to guide some fugitive slaves. While working for plantation owners, peg leg joe teaches the slaves a song about the drinking gourd the big dipper. If necessary, engage a music teachers assistance in order to accurately decipher the musical score. Wonderful this book would be wonderful for children with background info from teachers or parents. The drinking gourd was a bar serving sandwiches near the corner of union and laguna.
An old white sailor named peg leg joe wanted to help free the slaves. From here, novices and experts can browse and discover stepbystep instructions for creating gourd art in many delightful forms. He would help the slave owner around the plantation but then at night he would teach the slaves who worked on the plantation a song that would lead them to freedom. This story is about a man named peg leg joe who worked at plantations and taught salves a. Parks, a texas entomologist who was also an amateur folklorist. After the class has learned the song, reread the text, pausing to have the class sing the song segments. The signature line in the chorus, for the old man is awaitin for to carry you to freedom, could not possibly have been sung by escaping slaves, because it was written by lee hays eighty years after the end of the civil war. Jeanette winter, whose my name is georgia was a publishers weekly best book among other accolades, lives in pipe creek, texas. If you need more background information, you can start with the book section a note about the story. More big dipper information found pasted to the back side of the big dipper seven sheet back cover information on harriet tubman and abraham lincoln. Left foot, peg foot, traveling on, follow the drinking gourd. Valerie showers crescenz brilee music publishing this lazy swing setting in 128 time is a history lesson in song for twopart choirs.
The drinking gourd song was supposedly used by an underground railroad operative to encode escape instructions and a map. The stars of the big dipper have led a runaway slave family to deacon fullers house, a stop on the underground railroad. This will lead you to some good questions relating to the book plus a lot of good material relating to codes found in quilts of the period. Search follow the drinking gourd sheet music at jw pepper. The drinking gourd music store was a free standing brick and mortar store in dayton, ohio that was founded in 1976. That map is a song called follow the drinking gourd. For the old man is waiting to carry you to freedom. With beautiful, simple prose that folds in historical facts about slavery and the civil war, this book makes this important period of american history accessible to beginning readers. I used this book after reading a simple biography about harriet tubman and watching some utubes about the folk song follow the drinking gourd with an adult literacy class. Looking through the lenses of history this book has a lot of appeal, it brings to the for front the movement of the underground rail road and makes it into a story of a single family. Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter, paperback. Will tommy fuller be able to hide the runaways from a search party or will the secret passengers be discovered and their hope for freedom destroyed. This book can give children the scaffolding they need to begin to learn about such a large and complex topic.
Follow the drinking gourd click link above and then click on mp3 link on webpage to hear song follow the drinking gourd. When co founding the drinking gourd, i aimed to create a digital and literary space for black muslims. Follow the drinking gourd is a book about historical fiction, written and illustrated by jeanette winter. Reading excerpts from the book will graphically illustrate to the students how slaves traveled on slave ships, and provide accurate historical information on the issue of slavery in america. This book activity guide is designed to go with the book follow the drinking gourd, story and pictures by jeanette winter. In 1947, lee hays published an arrangement of drinking gourd in the peoples songs bulletin, where he wrote a monthly column. Follow the drinking gourd was originally produced by. The underground railroad meant freedom for many in the years before emancipation, and it had a map. Reading questions multiple choice and short answer. The riverbank makes a very good road, the dead trees will show you the way. For the old man is awaiting for to carry you to freedom if you follow the drinking gourd. Follow the drinking gourd when you lift the big dipper sheet by bringing it forward, you find two maps underground railroad route and the great lakes. A discussion and summary around the chapter book, the drinking gourd a discussion and summary around the chapter book, the drinking gourd.
Follow the drinking gourd was supposedly used by engineers in the underground railroad to direct slaves to freedom. Rich paintings interpret the strong storyin a clean, primitive. The age range reflects readability and not necessarily content appropriateness. In delightful text and stunning color and blackandwhite photographs, the gourd book provides fascinating.