Follow the drinking gourd tells a story about the underground railroad. Have students study the faces of the runaway slaves as illustrated in the book. We talked about code words for run and travel there was a group about ready to leave and home being canada. Peg leg joe is presented as a resolute underground railroad conductor, posing as an itinerant carpenter. There are several stories about quilts being set out, or messages being woven into quilts. These directions then enabled fleeing slaves to make their way north from mobile, alabama to the ohio river and freedom. In glowing paintings and simple text, winter tells the story of one brave family who followed the drinking gourd north to freedom. Peg leg joe s plan was to teach each of the slaves working on the plantation the song that would show them the way to freedom. Rabbit ears stories open a door to the world of great literature. An unpublished novella based on follow the drinking gourd synopsis in the novella, hays depicts walt whitman in the poets days as a hospital attendant nursing. Follow the drinking gourd book by jeanette winter thriftbooks. 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. Winters story begins with a pegleg sailor who aids slaves on their escape.
Follow the drinking gourd by rabbit ears audiobook. 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. Elizabeth behrens consulting follow the drinking gourd. Give students a context for the story, reminding them of the underground railroad, and the flight of slaves from plantation workers to freedom, and explain that sometimes songs were used to. Rich paintings interpret the strong story in a clean, primitive style enhanced by bold colors. Follow the drinking gourd is an american folk song from the 1920s.
Also useful for an adult faith discussion on liberation theology. Follow the drinking gourd is a historical fiction book about slavery. Starting tomorrow afternoon, all videos will be live streamed on youtube since they offer closed captioning and i want to make sure we consider all people who may want to access at home learning. Published by user, 20 years ago i used this book to help fulfill a story project requirement for my childrens literature class at kent state university. Cari meister has written more than books for children, including the tiny series penguin and the fast forward fairy tales series scholastic.
Short story follow the drinking gourd the way of delight. Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter from the bookflap. Before the civil war, peg leg joe traveled from one plantation to another, trying to help the slaves. Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter goodreads. Meister, cari, squier, robert, burgess, david, cooper, richard. The old man is awaiting for to carry to freedom if you follow the drinking gourd 45. The last page of the book contains the lyrics and music to the folk song following the drinking gourd. Legend has it that a man called peg leg joe taught slaves the song to help them escape to freedom. Its also a story about people helping other people. In the story, there is a white sailor named peg leg joe who teaches the slaves the song to sing in the fields. Follow the drinking gourd is a book featured in five in a row. We are working on improving the display of account information. 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. Includes notes about the story, what is a drinking gourd, finding the north star, and secret names for people with the underground railroad.
Analysis of follow the drinking gourd by frederick douglass. They used the constellation the big dipper and the north star to guide the way. Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter, paperback. Follow the drinking gourd, text and illustrations by jeanette winter, new york. The sailor, peg leg joe does his best to free the slaves by teaching them a song about the drinking gourd, in other words, the big dipper. This song, and others, encouraged enslaved africanamericans to escape through the underground railroad in order to achieve freedom and equality in the north. A kids yoga story lesson plan with an equity mindset. Learn about the underground railroad and sing along with mrs. 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.
Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette jeanette scholastic. Mar 22, 20 follow the drinking gourd is a story of slavery and escape in the mid1800s. When the great big river meets the little river follow the drinking gourd. It is a childrens book that tells the story of how slaves used to sing a song called follow the drinking gourd to communicate in the fields. 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 jeanette winter, author alfred a. S11e06 reading rainbow follow the drinking gourd youtube. Follow the drinking gourd book guide book activity guide is designed to go with the book follow the drinking gourd, story and pictures by jeanette winter. Lee hays, bend to the dying lad unpublished bend to the dying lad, a story about walt whitman.
Follow the drinking gourd is a hit with 2nd graders. An underground railroad story by cari meister adapter, robert squier illustratorfollow the drinking gourd is an. Were adding more soon so you can discover new things to read and watch. Buy a cheap copy of follow the drinking gourd book by jeanette winter. I created a quick compound words worksheet for the boys to work on. I made myself quite familiar with the song, follow the drinking gourd, so that i was actually able to sing the songparts of the book. Winters story begins with a pegleg sailor who aids slaves on their escape on the underground railroad.
For the old man is awaiting for to carry you to freedom if you follow the drinking gourd where the great big river meets the little river, follow the drinking gourd. Follow the drinking gourd childrens books read aloud youtube. Follow the drinking gourd is an african american folk song first published in 1928. A chalkboard, white board, or chart paper to record information from the text. An old white sailor named peg leg joe wanted to help free the slaves. Follow the drinking gourd january 15, 1992 edition open.
Based on the traditional american folksong, this compelling tale. We also watched clips from our follow the drinking gourd playlist about martin luther king jr. For the old man is awaiting for to carry to freedom if you follow the drinking gourd. Cari meister has written more than books for children, including the tiny series penguin and the fast forward fairy tales series. Follow the drinking gourdwas first published in 1928 by the texas folklore society. Follow the drinking gourd is an excellent tool in introducing children to the underground railroad. 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. The american folksong follow the drinking gourd was first published in 1928.
An introduction to the book also touches on the subject and explains that follow the drinking gourd is an american folk song. Follow the drinking gourd storybook by jeanette winter. Joe had a plan, working for the master by day, and teaching slaves the drinking gourd song by night. This engagingly illustrated picture book tells the story of peg leg joe, a white one. A benjamin january historical mystery a benjamin january mystery free online.
Follow the drinking gourd the stars of the big dipper have led a runaway slave family to deacon fullers house, a stop on the underground railroad. Resisting claims of a coded message in the african. If youre not sure, browse dvds, onorder nonfiction, picture books, available ebook, librarian recommendations, or any of the categories below. Wonderful this book would be wonderful for children with background info from teachers or parents. Folklore has it that enslaved people in the united states used it as a point of reference so they would not get lost. A couple, their son, and two others make their escape by following the songs directions. This vibrant picture book tells the story of peg leg joe. This is one of the songs that harriet tubman used to warn slaves that it either either safe to come. The true story of follow the drinking gourd casandersdotnet. Follow the drinking gourd contained coded instructions on how and when to escape, and directions for traveling to safe havens along the way.
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. Follow the drinking gourd washoe county library system. Follow the drinking gourd story and pictures by jeanette winter. The big dipper was known as the drinking gourd and the slaves learned how to follow the gourd in the sky to take them to a life free of slavery. Feb 23, 2021 follow the drinking gourd is a book that recounts the story of an old white man, pegleg joe who helped lead slaves to freedom on the underground railroad by teaching them a song to follow the drinking gourd the big dipper. Follow the drinking gourd storybook by jeanette winter youtube. See more ideas about underground railroad, five in a row, drinking. Follow the drinking gourd childrens books read aloud. Explain that you are going to read a story called follow the drinking gourd. Feb 23, 2018 full e book follow the drinking gourd best sellers rank. While the illustrations are digitally produced and lack a certain historical accuracy, young readers are still apt to find them enticing. 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 paperbackage 37 years story with song melody and lyrics. A couple, their son, and two others make continue reading. This wellknown song is expanded into a history of escape on the underground railroad. The parks article claims that an underground railroad operative, known as peg leg joe, moved from plantation. Although there is an extremely brief and simple glossary, suggested further reading and websites offer kids the opportunity to learn more on the subject of the underground railroad. 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. Read download follow the drinking gourd night sky stories pdf.
Follow the drinking gourd is a story that tells about a group of slaves that escaped to freedom using the underground railroad. Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter alibris. Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter, january 15, 1992, dragonfly books edition, paperback in english. Before their journey to the north, a sailor teaches them a soung which will help guide them along the underground railroad until they reach safety. Theres another river on the other side, follow the drinking gourd. Under the guise of an itinerant handyman he would hire himself to plantation owners, then secretly meet with the slaves to teach them a song. For any of you who dont know, this was a secret organisation that peaked during the 1850s that helped slaves escape from their plantations down south to free land up north. Winters story begins with a pegleg sailor who aids slaves on their. Follow the drinking gourd paperback picture book, january. Part of the awardwinning rabbit ears series american heroes and legends.
Goodreads members who liked follow the drinking gourd also liked. Lee hayss follow the drinking gourd lyrics appear at the beginning. The drinking gourd song was supposedly used by an underground railroad operative to encode escape instructions and a map. Laptop or tablet with access to internet if sharing the song printed slave images. Jun 17, 2017 this short story is based off of the song follow the drinking gourd a song about the underground railroad. While working for plantation owners, peg leg joe teaches the slaves a song about the drinking gourd the big dipper. This childrens book is based off the history of the underground railroad during the mid1800s. Its also a good story in teaching astronomy classes to illustrate how the stars have been used for different purposes throughout time. Included in this guide reading questions multiple choice and short answer.
In song and story the legend of peg leg joe, a conductor on the underground railroad, comes to. Follow the drinking gourd by rabbit ears readaloud revival. Follow the drinking gourd random house 9780679819974. Parks, a texas entomologist who was also an amateur folklorist. Video thumbnail for follow the drinking gourd storybook by jeanette winter. The drinking gourd rise and shine i can read level 3.
Follow the drinking gourd paperback picture book, jan. Invite students to gather together to listen to a story. Mar 02, 2019 we read several wonderful books about civil rights and learned about many influential men and women involved in this movement. This touching story captures all the drama of a perilous flight to freedom, told through the experience of a young girl.
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. The book references the song, but is not based on it. Follow the drinking gourd is a story about a mother, a father, their son, and two other friends who are on a mission to escape life as slaves. Find books like follow the drinking gourd from the worlds largest community of readers.
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