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![]() | Listen for the Whippoorwill (1993) Harriet Tubman (The tenth book in the Trailblazer series) A novel by Dave Jackson and Neta Jackson |
Thrilling adventure stories introducing young readers (ages 8-12) to Christian heroes of the past.
Living as a slave with her family on an old Maryland plantation in 1853, twelve-year-old Rosebud Jackson had been helping her mother with the cooking for the Big House as long as she could remember. Rosebud's world seemed like an endless pile of pots and pans to wash, food to prepare, and bread to bake. Her father worked long days in the fields while her fifteen-year-old brother Isaac was the stable boy.
But when a series of tragedies strike, Sarah is left alone and very afraid. Her only hope is that the words of her father will come true: "Just listen for the whippoorwill." When the harvest season is over, this sound will be her signal to follow in a desperate attempt to escape her cruel slavery.
On the darkest of nights, Rosebud will meet the mysterious person the slaves called "Moses," who will lead her and other slaves on a harrowing journey toward the North on the Underground Railroad. Harriet Tubman, known as "Moses," was also an escaped slave and became notorious for leading bands of runaways on their dangerous passage to Canada.
Will Rosebud be able to keep up? Does Harriet Tubman know the way?
Living as a slave with her family on an old Maryland plantation in 1853, twelve-year-old Rosebud Jackson had been helping her mother with the cooking for the Big House as long as she could remember. Rosebud's world seemed like an endless pile of pots and pans to wash, food to prepare, and bread to bake. Her father worked long days in the fields while her fifteen-year-old brother Isaac was the stable boy.
But when a series of tragedies strike, Sarah is left alone and very afraid. Her only hope is that the words of her father will come true: "Just listen for the whippoorwill." When the harvest season is over, this sound will be her signal to follow in a desperate attempt to escape her cruel slavery.
On the darkest of nights, Rosebud will meet the mysterious person the slaves called "Moses," who will lead her and other slaves on a harrowing journey toward the North on the Underground Railroad. Harriet Tubman, known as "Moses," was also an escaped slave and became notorious for leading bands of runaways on their dangerous passage to Canada.
Will Rosebud be able to keep up? Does Harriet Tubman know the way?
Used availability for Dave Jackson's Listen for the Whippoorwill
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Hardback Editions
September 1993 : Library Binding
| Title: Listen for the Whippoorwill: Harriet Tubman (Trailblazer Books #10) Author(s): Dave Jackson, Neta Jackson, Julian Jackson ISBN: 1-4176-0778-5 / 978-1-4176-0778-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Sagebrush Education Resources Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Paperback Editions
October 2001 : Paperback
| Title: Harriet Tubman: Listen for the Whippoorwill (Trailblazer Books Curriculum Guides) Author(s): Julia Pferdehirt, Neta Jackson, Dave Jackson ISBN: 0-7642-2536-7 / 978-0-7642-2536-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Bethany House Publishers Availability: Amazon More details... |
October 1993 : Paperback
| Title: Listen for the Whippoorwill: Harriet Tubman (Trailblazer Books #10) Author(s): Dave and Neta Jackson ISBN: 1-55661-272-9 / 9781556612725 (USA edition) Publisher: Bethany House Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
September 2011 : Kindle edition
| Title: Listen for the Whippoorwill (Trailblazer Books) Author(s): Dave Jackson, Neta Jackson Publisher: Castle Rock Creative Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
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