Active Lives: Railroad to Freedom

Active Lives – Biographies on Stage: Railroad to Freedom

The story of Harriet Tubman and Thomas Garrett is one of selfless courage. Read about their work on the Underground Railroad, then breathe life in to these characters on stage.

A dynamic literacy program.

Intended for Years 4-8, Active Lives combines the human-interest appeal of biographies with the hands-on action of plays.

Each Active Lives book contains:

• A two-spread non-fiction report on an important historical event or time
• Two one-spread biographies on the two main characters from the historical event
• A nine-spread play based on the historical event and featuring the characters from the biographies plus supporting characters
• A non-fiction feature spread
• Notes on source material
• A glossary.