JOIN US FOR A CHILDREN’S READ ALOUD IN HONOR OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH
FREE ADMISSION - REGISTRATION REQUIRED
DATE: Wednesday, February 21st
TIME: 1:00pm-2:00pm
LOCATION: Bowne House at 37-01 Bowne Street, Flushing, NY 11354
WHAT TO EXPECT: You’re invited to our Black History Read Aloud for children. This is a FREE program. Bowne House educators will read books highlighting stories about Black history. The Read Aloud is appropriate for children ages 5 through 11. Refreshments will be served.
PLEASE NOTE: Tickets are only required for children in attendance. All children MUST be accompanied by an adult throughout the duration of the program.
We will be reading the following books:
The Patchwork Path: A Quilt Map to Freedom by Bettye Stroud
“The images stitched into Hannah's quilt lead to secret signposts on the Underground Railroad as she and her father take flight from slavery on a perilous path to freedom.”
The Drinking Gourd (Rise and Shine) by F. N. Monjo
“The stars of the Big Dipper have led a runaway slave family to Deacon Fuller's house, a stop on the Underground Railroad. Will Tommy Fuller be able to hide the runaways from a search party—or will the secret passengers be discovered and their hope for freedom destroyed?”
Almost to Freedom by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson & Colin Bootman
“Lindy and her doll Sally are best friends - wherever Lindy goes, Sally stays right by her side. They eat together, sleep together, and even pick cotton together. So, on the night Lindy and her mama run away in search of freedom, Sally goes too. This young girl's rag doll vividly narrates her enslaved family's courageous escape through the Underground Railroad. At once heart-wrenching and uplifting, this story about friendship and the strength of the human spirit will touch the lives of all readers long after the journey has ended.”
