Hello Readers!This week, third graders are meeting to discuss book #3 in Kate Messner's Ranger in Time series: Long Road to Freedom.
Meet Ranger! He’s a time-traveling golden retriever who has a nose for trouble . . . and always saves the day! Ranger has been trained as a search-and-rescue dog, but can’t officially pass the test because he’s always getting distracted by squirrels during exercises. One day, he finds a mysterious first aid kit in the garden that transports him to important moments in history!
In Long Road to Freedom, Ranger heads back to a plantation in Maryland during the days of American slavery to help a young girl named Sarah and her little brother, Jesse, as they attempt to escape to freedom in the North. This story is full of struggles, hope, courage, and history. It is a great introduction to the Underground Railroad.
To preview our discussion questions, click here. You can visit the Grade 3 page to link to web sites and an interactive game connected to the story. Please remember to bring your book to our meeting.
Please check out these other amazing picture books as well:
- Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad by Ellen Levine
- Follow the Drinking Gourd by Jeanette Winter
- Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky by Faith Ringgold
Happy reading!
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