Tales From Africa

Start-to-Finish: Gold The Start-to-Finish Gold collection is a high-interest considerate reading series designed to promote independent reading for struggling readers aged 9 to 17 years but reading at the 2nd-3rd grade level. Each set consist of a paperback book, a computer CD ROM book, an audio book and a teacher's guide. NOTE: A portable USB DVD writer is available for loan if your computer system does not have a CD/DVD drive. Arnold Gragston was a slave who helped hundreds of other slaves escape to freedom. In this book, you can read his true story, told in his own words. You can also read a funny story that tries to explain why men are strong but women can still get what they want. Did you know that even long ago some people got hooked on things that were bad for them? The story called Hooked is an old African story about addiction. The five stories in this book are exciting and fun to read, and, after you have read them, you will know more about Africa and African Americans.