Join us at Bowne House for a Read Aloud in Honor of Black History Month! This is a FREE program. Bowne House educators will read stories commemorating and celebrating Black History. The Read Aloud is appropriate for ages 5 and up. Attendees will also enjoy a surprise craft project and refreshments.
Date: Saturday, February 15th, 2025
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: 37-01 Bowne Street, Flushing, NY 11354
No pre-registration required
Please Note: All children MUST be accompanied by an adult throughout the duration of the program.
Read Aloud Book List:
The Patchwork Path: A Quilt Map to Freedom
by Bettye Stroud (Author) and Erin Susanne Bennett (Illustrator)
“Now that Hannah’s papa has decided to make the run for freedom, her patchwork quilt is not just a precious memento of Mama — it’s a series of hidden clues that will guide them along the Underground Railroad to Canada. A fictionalized account of a fascinating oral history, The Patchwork Path tells the story of a two of the thousands who escaped a life of slavery and made the dangerous journey to freedom — a story of courage, determination, and hope.”
The Drinking Gourd
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?
This Level 3 I Can Read book is a captivating first-person historical fiction account of the Underground Railroad, narrated by Tommy, a ten year-old Quaker boy. With beautiful, simple prose that folds in historical facts about slavery and the Civil War, this book makes this important period of American history accessible to beginning readers.”
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. She’s with Lindy when she eats, when she sleeps, and even when she picks cotton. 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.”