Follow the drinking gourd paperback by jeanette winter a great story of following directions if you look at its simplest form. Legend has it that a man called peg leg joe taught slaves the song to help. Reading rainbow follow the drinking gourd tv episode. The riverbank makes a very good road the dead trees will show you the way left foot, peg foot traveling on follow the drinking gourd the river ends. The book references the song, but is not based on it. 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. Follow the drinking gourd and millions of other books are available for instant access.
This classic from my childhood discusses the importance of allies on the road to freedom. An old white sailor named peg leg joe wanted to help free the slaves. Read as a class some of the slave narratives teachers should preread. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. He is best remembered for his intense, rhythmic guitar style often in open. Follow the drinking gourd click link above and then click on mp3 link on webpage to hear song follow the drinking gourd. Follow the drinking gourd book authorstream presentation. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. The river bank makes a mighty good road, dead trees will show you the way. 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. The drinking gourd song was supposedly used by an underground railroad operative to encode.
Follow the drinking gourd discussion guide scholastic. Levar reflects on a time when africans were brought to america as slaves. For the old man is awaiting for to carry you to freedom, theres another river on the other side, if you follow the drinking gourd. Follow the drinking gourd in the marketplace, home of music teaching ideas and music teaching resources for kindergarten through grade 8 school music. For the old man is awaiting for to carry you to freedom if you follow the drinking gourd. Follow the drinking gourd is an american folk song from the 1920s. Follow the drinking gourd was supposedly used by engineers in the underground railroad to direct slaves to freedom. Tommy learns that his father has hidden the family in the barn until he can take them. An underground railroad story by cari meister adapter, robert squier illustrator follow the drinking. The underground railroad meant freedom for many in the years before emancipation, and it had a map. Abolitionists helped fearless slaves free themselves from oppression. There are dangers along the way, but thanks to help from the drinking gourd and the underground railroad, they gain freedom and are reunited with their papa.
When the sun comes back means winter and spring when the altitude of the. Taj mahal follow the drinking gourd lyrics genius lyrics. Follow the drinking gourd ebook written by jeanette winter. Background follow the drinking gourd was a song created by enslaved african americans. Follow the drinking gourd jeanette winter, author alfred a. Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter scholastic. For the old man is waiting for to carry you to freedom, if you follow the drinking gourd. Winters story begins with a pegleg sailor who aids slaves on their escape on the. Follow the drinking gourd, told by morgan freeman with music by taj mahal. Looking through the lenses of history this book has a lot of.
This lesson is designed to establish the skill of visualizing for primary students, using the story follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter. Follow the drinking gourd when the sun comes back and the first quail calls, the river ends between two hills, follow the drinking gourd. Original illustrations in full color add another dimension to each story, and the texts will foster a love of. Follow the drinking gourd contained coded instructions on how and when to escape, and directions for traveling to safe havens along the way. That map is a song called follow the drinking gourd. Follow the drinking gourd childrens books read aloud duration.
I watch it after reading the short chapter book the drinking gourd. Mar 22, 20 follow the drinking gourd is a story of slavery and escape in the mid1800s. Winters story begins with a pegleg sailor who aids slaves on their escape on the underground railroad. This lazy swing setting in 128 time is a history lesson in s. I am listening to a recording of this book with music by taj mahal. Follow the drinking gourd was originally published as an american folk song in 1928. Follow the drinking gourd childrens books read aloud. The true story of follow the drinking gourd casandersdotnet. S11e06 reading rainbow follow the drinking gourd youtube. Follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter books on. Richie havens follow the drinking gourd lyrics genius. 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. They read and analyze the book, follow the drinking gourd, compose their own secret song, complete an abraham. In code, the drinking gourd stood for the big dipper, the wellknown constellation which it resembles.
Follow the drinking gourd by bernardine connelly goodreads. There are questions about its authenticity, but if accurate, drinking. Read the book follow the drinking gourd by jeanette winter. This engagingly illustrated picture book tells the story of peg leg joe. The american folksong follow the drinking gourd was first published in 1928. They follow it, for it always points to the north star, which can guide them north as. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. The song was actually a code of directions explaining how to escape from the southern slave. The title of this inspiring story is the title of an important folk song from a troubled part of our nations history. Follow the drinking gourd childrens books read aloud youtube. They are following the drinking gourd, a constellation in the northern sky that points the way to freedom. Follow the drinking gourd is a historical fiction book about slavery. The lyrics themselves act as instructions for runaway slaves, with the drinking gourd serving as a.
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