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Harriet
Tubman and the Underground Railroad
by Michael Martin
Date of Publication: 2005
ISBN: 0-7368-3829-5
Number of Pages: 32
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REQUIRED READING ABILITY:
Junior: Low Intermediate: Low
GENRES: Graphic Novel/Biography
THEMES : Prejudice - Life versus Death - Survival
SUMMARY:
Harriet Tubman was born a slave in Maryland around 1820. She
married a free man named John Tubman when she was still a young woman,
and five years later, fearing that she was to be sold, Harriet took off
alone at night to escape from the world she’d known since birth.
Harriet would go on to repeat
the journey many more times, seeking to save others from slavery, and
putting herself at risk repeatedly. Her bravery was legendary, and so
was her success…
WHO
WOULD LOVE THIS BOOK? A kid who...
- loves history
- is interested in slavery and the Underground Railroad
- is interested in social justice issues
- likes stories told in graphic novel form
- enjoys “real stories” about “real people”
WHAT ELSE?
This graphic novel is one of over twenty in the Graphic History
series by Capstone Press.
RELATED LINKS:
For more information about the series and the other titles, Capstone
Press
For more information about Harriet Tubman, consider the following resources:
http://womenshistory.about.com/od/harriettubman/
http://www.americaslibrary.gov
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