Unspoken : A Story from the Underground Railroad
Author(s): Henry Cole
3-5 yrs Picture Books (Hardback)
A young girl's courage is tested in this haunting, wordless story. When a farm girl discovers a runaway slavehiding in the barn, she is at oncestartled and frightened. But the stranger's fearful eyesweigh upon her conscience, and she must make a difficult choice.Will she have the courage to help him? Unspoken gifts of humanity unite the girland the runaway as they each face a journey: one following the North Star, the other following her heart. Henry Cole's unusual and original renderingof the Underground Railroadspeaks directly to our deepest senseof compassion.
Product Information
HENRY COLE was born on a dairy farm near Purcellville, Virginia, and was an adored elementary-school science teacher for 16 years. He has since illustrated over 80 popular picture books, including the multimillion-selling Moose series and other bestsellers. Mr. Cole has always loved art and science, which has made him a keen observer of details in nature. He now lives in both Florida and Virginia.
General Fields
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- : Scholastic Press
- : Scholastic Press
- : 0.499
- : 31 October 2012
- : 249mm X 283mm X 10mm
- : United States
- : books
Special Fields
- : Henry Cole
- : Hardback
- : 40
- : illustrations