Books

8 results found
Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Voices for freedom Voices for freedom Gwenyth Swain,Gloria Whelan,Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen,David Geister,Mike Benny Features a trio of fictional stories focusing on slavery in America, the Underground Railroad, and the 1963 march on Washington. OL17885583W
Riding to Washington Riding to Washington Gwenyth Swain "A young white girl rides the bus with her father to the March on Washington in 1963--at which Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., would give his "I Have a Dream" speech. She comes to see that Dr. King's dr… OL1804843W
President of the Underground Railroad President of the Underground Railroad Gwenyth Swain A biography of a Quaker man from North Carolina whose fearless work on the Underground Railroad in Indiana and Ohio helped thousands of men and women escape the cruelty of slavery. OL1804874W
Carrying Carrying Gwenyth Swain Explores the importance of carrying things as well as babies and of lending a helping hand by sharing a load. OL1804881W
A hunger for learning A hunger for learning Gwenyth Swain When nine-year-old Booker T. Washington was finally freed from slavery, he soon discovered that freedom had a price, and that he had to work, and work hard, to make his way in the world. After years … OL1804882W
Celebrating Celebrating Gwenyth Swain Explores the importance of celebrating to people all over the world. OL1804884W
Big cats! Big cats! Gwenyth Swain,Patricia Corrigan,John F. McGee,Kathy Feeney 192 p. : 23 cm OL18606210W
Hope and tears Hope and tears Gwenyth Swain Letters, diary entries, poems, monologues and diaglogues created to illustrate the stories of people whose lives were touched by Ellis Island, once the United States' largest immigration station. Fi… OL19956171W