The book by Jeanette Winter is the story of Peg Leg Pete and his work with the Underground Railroad. The video celebrates the road to freedom, and teaches about the history, heroes, stories and music of African-Americans.
30 minute DVD. Purchase includes public performance rights.
DVD is part of the Reading Rainbow Emmy Award-winning series, which inspires a love of reading in PreK-3, and offers an excellent introduction to many varieties of music through the medium of the best children's literature.
In a fast-paced live video magazine format, viewers travel with host LeVar Burton to meet interesting people in exciting places. Celebrities narrate many of the stories, read and shown in their entirety, and children give mini-reviews of related books.
