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Resource: picture book, biography
Time: 1849
Place: America
Summary:
First of all this book made me cry in the best kind of way. This may be a "simple" picture book for children, but it is so much greater than that. The first page, a forward, is a non-illustrated, concise history of slavery in America, clearly meant for older readers. The actual story of the book is simply a conversation between Harriet Tubman and God as Harriet makes her way 90 miles from slavery to the free soil of Philadelphia then her decision, called by God, to become a conductor on the Underground Railroad to free other slaves. At the end of the book is a brief biographical sketch detailing some of the known events of her life that are referenced in the story.
Potentially Objectionable Content:
None
Reading Level: grade 3-5
Lexile Measure: 660L
Guided Reading Level: not available
Awards: Caldecott Honor Book
Format Links
Book
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