Grades 2-8 | Historical Fiction | ISBN: 9798886343410 | English

The Underground Railroad: Big Secret in the Big City

Highlights:

• Enables students to recognize and analyze the dynamics of historical continuity
• Introduces the role of turning points as an important dynamic in historical change
• Identifies causes and effects from current and historical events

Key Features:

• Depth of Knowledge student questions and activities aligned to ELA standards
• Interactive group activities to support classroom collaboration
• Glossary to build and expand student vocabulary

About the Author
Cheryl Wills is an Emmy Award–winning journalist for Spectrum News NY1. As the first African American woman to host a prime-time nightly newscast for the cable network, Cheryl appears every evening in the anchor chair on New York Tonight. Cheryl is also the acclaimed author of a series of children’s books published by Sussman Education/Lightswitch Learning that explore her family’s transition from slavery to freedom in the United States. The Emancipation of Grandpa Sandy Wills, Emancipated: My Family’s Fight for Freedom, and EMMA all chronicle her great-great-great grandfather’s heroic service as a member of the United States Colored Troops during the Civil War. Additional children’s books published with Sussman Education/Lightswitch Learning include the recently released Juneteenth Freedom and her upcoming book, The Underground Railroad: Big Secret in the Big City.