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Author
Series
Publisher
Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
2020.
Lexile measure
620L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
This title introduces readers to Harriet Tubman and how she became a shero to free as many slaves as possible through the Underground Railroad.
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Harriet Tubman is well known for her work as an abolitionist and a conductor on the Underground Railroad. Her life was one of both extraordinary suffering and extraordinary courage. This absorbing volume traces her life from her childhood years in slavery, through her own escape and subsequent work on the Underground Railroad, to her final years. Powerful images and age-appropriate text address important social studies material. Sidebars, photo captions,...
Author
Pub. Date
1988
Lexile measure
800L
Physical Desc
63 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
For the first twenty-eight years of her life. Harriet Tubman lived as a slave on a southern plantation. Finally, with the help of a Quaker woman, she was able to escape to Philadelphia by way of the Underground Railroad. After her escape, Harriet began her quest to help free other slaves. Over a ten-year period she led more than three hundred people through the Underground Railroad. In Go Free or Die, young readers will learn about this courageous...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2005
Lexile measure
790L
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses defining moments in American history. In these accessible history books, the moments that have defined the US are examined in detail, including numerous photos & diagrams, maps, easy-to-read text, and more. Perfect for students and young patrons examining what made that day, era, or event an American moment.
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
AD 660L
Physical Desc
42 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
720L
Physical Desc
80 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 20 x 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"If You Traveled on the Underground Railroad answers all of kids' most important questions about the Underground Railroad."--
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
[2013]
Lexile measure
710L
Physical Desc
108 pages, 16 unnumbered pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"No one knows where the term Underground Railroad came from--there were no trains or tracks, only "conductors" who helped escaping slaves to freedom. Including real stories about "passengers" on the "Railroad," this book chronicles slaves' close calls with bounty hunters, exhausting struggles on the road, and what they sacrificed for freedom. With black-and-white illustrations throughout and a sixteen-page black-and-white photo insert, the Underground...
Author
Series
Publisher
Enslow Publishing
Pub. Date
2023
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The Underground Railroad was a massive effort by both enslaved and free people in the 19th century to secretly bring thousands to freedom in the North. This thought-provoking volume will fill readers with awe for the brave "conductors" and "passengers" involved with the Railroad. They'll learn about many of the safe havens, called "depots," that housed freedom seekers and the secret passages within them that hid the enslaved from their pursuers."--...
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
990L
Physical Desc
140 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A comprehensive introduction to the life and achievements of the heroic former slave details how after managing her own escape, Harriet Tubman returned thirteen times to guide other slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad, in a portrait that also relates her subsequent contributions as a wartime cook, nurse, spy, and suffragist.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
Lexile measure
1060L
Physical Desc
127 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the life of the civil rights heroine and suffrage activist describes how she repeatedly risked her life to save dozens of slaves and became an equal rights icon in post-Civil War.
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
191 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
Readers discover that Harriet Tubman--well known to them as an ex-slave who led hundreds of her people to freedom along the Underground Railroad--was also a spy for the Union Army. They will learn about her connection to famed abolitionist John Brown and how she led a daring night raid up South Carolina's Combahee River, dodging torpedoes, destroying a supply depot, torching homes, and freeing more than 750 plantation slaves. Also, see how secret...