Ellen Craft's Escape from Slavery
From the Series History Speaks: Picture Books Plus Reader's Theater
In the 1840s, runaway slaves faced many dangers. They were often caught and sometimes killed. Ellen Craft and her husband William knew the risks. And they decided to take a chance.
Ellen and William had a daring plan to escape from slavery. Posing as a white man, Ellen hoped to travel north as William’s slave master. But the two had many states to cross. Would they reach freedom? Or would someone see through Ellen’s disguise?
In the back of this book, you’ll find a script and instructions for putting on a reader’s theater performance of this adventure. Download additional copies of the script plus sound effects, background images, and more ideas that will help make your reader’s theater performance a success through Lerner eSource.
| Format | Your Price | Add |
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978-0-7613-6673-7
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$31.99 |
| Interest Level | Grade 2 - Grade 4 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 3 |
| Genre | Picture Books, Social Studies |
| Publisher | Lerner Publishing Group |
| Imprint | Millbrook Press ™ |
| Language | English |
| Publication Date | 2010-08-01 |
| Reading Counts! Level | 2.5 |
| Text Type | Fiction—Historical |
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| BISACS | JUV016200, JUV011010 |
| Dewey | 920.009296073 |
| Graphics | Full-color illustrations |
| Lexile | 560 |
| Guided Reading Level | S |
| ATOS Reading Level | 3.8 |
| Accelerated Reader® Quiz | 138681 |
| Accelerated Reader® Points | 1.0 |
| Features | Author/Illustrator note, Bibliography/further reading, Original artwork, Pronunciation guide, Table of contents, Teaching Guides, and eSource |
Author: Cathy Moore
Illustrator: Mark Braught
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History Speaks: Picture Books Plus Reader's Theater
Bring to life important stories from U.S. history with the History Speaks: Picture Books Plus Reader’s Theater. These books bring together illustrated picture books with reader’s theater scripts for students to practice fluency. In the back of each book, you’ll… View available downloads →