Before She Was Harriet (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780823444298)

An evocative poem and stunning watercolors come together to honor an American heroine in a Coretta Scott King Honor and Christopher Award-winning picture book.

We know her today as Harriet Tubman, but in her lifetime she was called by many names. As General Tubman she was a Union spy. As Moses she led hundreds to freedom on the Underground Railroad. As Minty she was a slave whose spirit could not be broken. As Araminta she was a young girl whose father showed her the stars and the first steps on the path to freedom.

This lush, lyrical biography in verse begins with a glimpse of Harriet Tubman as an old woman, and travels back in time through the many roles she played through her life: spy, liberator, suggragist and more. Illustrated by James Ransome, whose paintings for The Creation won a Coretta Scott King medal, this is a riveting introduction to an American hero.

The paperback edition includes a new author's note, and a list of resources for further study.

A Junior Library Guild Selection

A Coretta Scott King Honor Book

A Christopher Award winner

A Jane Addams Children's Honor Book

Author: Lesa Cline-Ransome
ISBN-10: 0823444295
ISBN-13: 9780823444298
Publisher: Holiday House
Language: English
Published: 06/11/2019
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.70w x 0.10d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.5
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 193579 / Before She Was Harriet