Use the opportunity to correct any misconceptions about slavery. Peg leg joe is presented as a resolute underground railroad conductor, posing as an itinerant carpenter. Used by permission from dragonfly books a division of alfred a. Invite students to gather together to listen to a story. 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. When the sun comes back 2 and the first quail 3 calls follow the drinking gourd for the old man is awaiting for to carry you to freedom if you follow the drinking gourd. Hidden in the lyrics of follow the drinking gourd were directions for following the underground railroad, the covert trail by which black slaves could escape north to eventual freedom. Follow the drinking gourd has been recorded almost 200 times.
The weavers listen first commercially released recording of the song. Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter librarything. For those who wish to teach as well as entertain, follow the drinking gourd is a musthave. Read jeannette winters book follow the drinking gourd. Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter, 9780679819974, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Rich paintings interpret the strong story in a clean. Kindle store go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals. Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter goodreads. In other words, it is not possible that escaping slaves sang, for the old man is awaiting for to carry you to freedom, since that.
Have students study the faces of the runaway slaves as illustrated in the book. This engagingly illustrated picture book tells the story of peg leg joe, a white one. Download the reading guide pdf images from follow the drinking gourd courtesy of jeanette winter. By jeanette winter follow the drinking gourd reprint. The river bed makes a mighty fine road, dead trees to show you the way and its left foot, peg foot, traveling on follow the drinking gourd. Editions of follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter. Jun 25, 2014 follow the drinking gourd ebook written by jeanette winter. Follow the drinking gourd book authorstream presentation. Follow the drinking gourd is one of the more lengthy books that i have read so far this semester. It appears in jeanette winter s follow the drinking gourd, bernardine connellys book of the same name and f. What to discuss before and after reading the book by jeanette winter.
Apr 30, 2007 jeanette winter s picture book relates the story of an old white sailor called peg leg joe who went from plantation to plantation in the precivil war south, teaching enslaved blacks a folksong. Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter overdrive. The intended age group for this book is primary intermediate. A couple, their son, and two others make their escape by following the songs directions. Author and illustrator jeanette winter is known for developing historical fiction picture books for younger audiences based on true people and places.
Buy follow the drinking gourd book online at low prices in. Follow the drinking gourd sounded like a simple folk song sung by slaves, but it was really a map to freedomfor hidden in the lyrics were directions to the escape route known as the underground railroad. Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter is a great picture book about the underground railroad. A couple, their son, and two others make continue reading. That map is a song called follow the drinking gourd. Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette jeanette scholastic. There are questions about its authenticity, but if accurate, drinking. 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. Featured book follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter. Follow the drinking gourd childrens books read aloud duration. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the follow the drinking gourd, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Parks, an entomologist and amateur folklorist, in the 1910s. Who wrote follow the drinking gourd jeanette winter.
Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. This book activity guide is designed to go with the book follow the drinking gourd, story and pictures by jeanette winter. Sometimes the pictures give more details of the story than the words do. Follow the drinking gourd on the slave life and the underground railroad. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read follow the drinking gourd. While working for plantation owners, peg leg joe teaches the slaves a song about the drinking gourd the big dipper. Winter s story begins with a pegleg sailor who aids slaves on their escape on the underground railroad.
Jeanette winter has written and illustrated almost 50 books for children. Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter booksamillion. Read follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter available from rakuten kobo. 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 by jeanette winter tells the story of captain peg leg joe, who aids slaves on their escape on the underground railroad. Dragonfly books random house, jeanette winter the family follows the drinking gourd big dipper, remembering the lines of peg leg joes song for guidance. If it available for your country it will shown as book reader and user fully subscribe will benefit.
Sep 11, 2008 author of twinkle, twinkle, little star, my name is georgia, follow the drinking gourd, the librarian of basra, the christmas tree ship, diego, september roses, calavera abecedario. Due to its large file size, this book may take longer to download. Feb 27, 2017 follow the drinking gourd was collected by h. The looks on the slaves faces were full of worry and exhaustion. Buy follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter isbn. Follow the drinking gourd storybook by jeanette winter youtube. The title of this inspiring story is the title of an important folk song from a troubled part of our nations history. Buy a cheap copy of follow the drinking gourd book by jeanette winter. Follow the drinking gourd jeanette winter, author alfred a. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. It sounded like a simple folk song sung by slaves, but it was really a map to freedom for hidden in the lyrics were directions to. Follow the drinking gourd ebook by jeanette winter. The words on each page is a guideline for each picture.
Buy follow the drinking gourd book online at best prices in india on. A chalkboard, white board, or chart paper to record information from the text. The original song fragment has never been recorded. The true story of follow the drinking gourd casandersdotnet. Follow the drinking gourd for the old man 1 for to carry you to freedom. Follow the drinking gourd ebook written by jeanette winter. Follow the drinking gourd kindle edition by winter. Chorus follow the drinking gourd, follow the drinking gourd for the old man is awaitin to carry you to freedom follow the drinking gourd. Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter from the bookflap. A copy of the song, follow the drinking gourd, you can play for the students. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Jeanette winter, whose my name is georgia was a publishers weekly best book among other accolades, lives in pipe creek, texas. As an alternative, the kindle ebook is available now and can be read on any device with the free kindle app.
Follow the drinking gourd kindle edition by winter, jeanette. Follow the drinking gourd is a book about historical fiction, written and illustrated by jeanette winter. Ask students to explain in their own words how much they know about slavery in our history. Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter, paperback. They hide from hounds and look for signs that theyre heading in the right direction. Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter, jeanette. Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter scholastic. Reading questions multiple choice and short answer. In this follow up activity, students will complete a cause and effect diagram identifying causes and effects for events in the story. Parks reported that peg leg joe, an operative of the underground railroad, had passed. Dragonfly books by jeanette winter 1 edition first published in 1999. Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Winters story begins with a pegleg sailor who aids slaves on their escape on the underground railroad. This sampler includes representative versions that demonstrate the different ways the song has been performed for over 50 years.
In glowing paintings and simple text, winter tells the story of one brave family who followed the drinking gourd north to freedom. Explain that you are going to read a story called follow the drinking gourd. This engagingly illustrated picture book tells the story of peg leg joe. Follow the drinking gourd storybook by jeanette winter duration. Follow the drinking gourd by winter, jeanette ebook. Author of twinkle, twinkle, little star, my name is georgia, follow the drinking gourd, the librarian of basra, the christmas tree ship, diego, september roses, calavera abecedario. Where the wild things are book read aloud childrens books read aloud bedtime stories duration.
This book is about slavery, and the underground railroad. Learn about the underground railroad and sing along with mrs. Follow the drinking gourd discussion guide scholastic. Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter alibris. Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter books on. Winters story begins with a pegleg sailor who aids slaves. The version that we know today is different from the original, as almanac singer and weaver lee hays.
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