Randi Petersen

Follow the Drinking Gourd: An Underground Railroad Story

by Cari Meister (Adapter), Robert Squier (Illustrator)

Follow the Drinking Gourd is an American folk song from the 1920s. Legend has it that a man called Peg Leg Joe taught slaves the song to help them escape to freedom, and they used the Big Dipper and the North Star to guide the way.

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Accelerated Reader:

ATOS Book Level: 3.5

Interest Level: Lower Grades (LG K-3)

AR Points: 0.5

Lexile: 480L