Harriet Tubman: Freedom's Trailblazer (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780689848667)

Get to know hero of the Underground Railroad Harriet Tubman in this middle grade nonfiction biography of her early years

Harriet Tubman was born into slavery. As young as age twelve, she resisted the abuses of the white families she was forced to work for, defending a man who tried to escape from a violent slaveowner who struck her in the head hard enough to have lasting impacts on her health. After Harriet's own escape from slavery, she returned multiple times as a "conductor" of the Underground Railroad, leading many more people to freedom.

This book is laced with numerous illustrations, and the back of the book includes a timeline, questions, activities, and a glossary, making it the perfect addition to a classroom or home school setting. Perfect for emerging readers, the Childhood of Famous Americans series illustrates the incredible true stories of great Americans.

Author: Kathleen Kudlinski
ISBN-10: 0689848668
ISBN-13: 9780689848667
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2002
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 7.62h x 5.18w x 0.60d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.1
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Middle Grade
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