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Blacksmith's Song
by Elizabeth Van Steenwyk
Illustrator: Anna Rich
Ages: 6+
Published: 2018
Publisher: Peachtree
ISBN: 978-1-56145-580-5
Keywords: Communication, Underground railroad
f&g - A nine-year-old learns the blacksmith's tradition of pounding out rhythms to guide those escaping on the Underground Railroad. Realistic oil paintings.