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PublisherLittle, Brown Books for Young Readers

ISBN-100786851759

ISBN-139780786851751

eBay Product ID (ePID)53563151

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Book TitleMoses : When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom (Caldecott Honor Book)

Number of Pages48 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2006

TopicBiography & Autobiography / Social Activists, People & Places / United States / African American, History / United States / 19th Century, Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage

IllustratorYes, Nelson, Kadir

GenreJuvenile Nonfiction

AuthorCarole Boston Weatherford

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight21 Oz

Item Length11.8 in

Item Width10.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN2007-275902

Dewey Edition22

Grade FromPreschool

Grade ToThird Grade

Dewey Decimal973.7/115092 B

SynopsisLyrical text describes Harriet Tubman's spiritual journey as she hears the voice of God guiding her North to freedom on that very first trip to escape the brutal practice of slavery. This is a moving portrait of one of the most inspiring figures of the Underground Railroad--a woman who would take 19 subsequent trips back South without being caught., This poetic book is a resounding tribute to Tubman's strength, humility, and devotion. With proper reverence, Weatherford and Nelson do justice to the woman who, long ago, earned over and over the name Moses., In lyrical text, Carol Boston Weatherford describes Harriet Tubman's spiritual journey as she hears the voice of God guiding her North to freedom on that very first trip to escape the brutal practice of forced servitude. Tubman, courageous and compassionate, and deeply religious, would take 19 subsequent trips back South, never being caught, but none as profound as this first. Harriet Tubman's bravery and relentless pursuit of freedom are a testament to the resilience of the human spirit., A Caldecott Honor Book A Coretta Scott King Award Winner In this award-winning book, acclaimed author Carole Boston Weatherford and bestselling artist Kadir Nelson offer a resounding, reverent tribute to Harriet Tubman, the woman who earned the name Moses for her heroic role in the Underground Railroad. I set the North Star in the heavens and I mean for you to be free... Born into slavery, Harriet Tubman hears these words from God one summer night and decides to leave her husband and family behind and escape. Taking with her only her faith, she must creep through woods with hounds at her feet, sleep for days in a potato hole, and trust people who could have easily turned her in. But she was never alone. In lyrical text, Carole Boston Weatherford describes Tubman's spiritual journey as she hears the voice of God guiding her north to freedom on that very first trip to escape the brutal practice of forced servitude. Tubman would make nineteen subsequent trips back south, never being caught, but none as profound as this first one. Courageous, compassionate, and deeply religious, Harriet Tubman, with her bravery and relentless pursuit of freedom, is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit.

LC Classification NumberE444.T82W43 2006