Underground: Finding the Light to Freedom
Underground is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Shane W. Evans. It was published by Roaring Brook Press in 2011 and received the Coretta Scott King Award for Illustrators in 2012.[1] The book depicts a 19th-century African-American family of slaves as they escape from a plantation and navigate the Underground Railroad to freedom.
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| Author | Shane W. Evans |
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| Illustrator | Shane W. Evans |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Roaring Brook Press |
Publication date | January 18, 2011 |
| Awards | Coretta Scott King Award for Illustrators |
| ISBN | 9781596435384 |
Awards and Honors
- School Library Journal's Best Nonfiction Books of 2011[2]
- Coretta Scott King Award for Illustrators (2012)
- American Library Association Notable Children's Books (2012)[3]
- NCTE/CLA Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts (2012)[4]
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References
- “Coretta Scott King Book Awards - All Recipients, 1970-Present”, American Library Association
- “SLJ Best Books 2011 Nonfiction”, School Library Journal
- “2012 Notable Children's Books list”, American Library Association.
- “2014 Notable Children's Books in the English Language Arts”, National Council of Teachers of English.
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