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Who Was Harriet Tubman? (Who Was...?)
Who Was Harriet Tubman - Who Was...?
Author: Yona Zeldis McDonough, Nancy Harrison (Illustrator)
Born a slave in Maryland, Harriet Tubman knew first-hand what it meant to be someone's property; she was whipped by owners and almost killed by an overseer. It was from other field hands that she first heard about the Underground Railroad which she travelled by herself north to Philadelphia. Throughout her long life (she died at the age of n...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780448428895
ISBN-10: 044842889X
Publication Date: 12/30/2002
Pages: 106
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
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  • Currently 4.8/5 Stars.
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4.8 stars, based on 6 ratings
Publisher: Grosset Dunlap
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 1
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reviewed Who Was Harriet Tubman? (Who Was...?) on
The kids call this series "the big head books". The thing that makes these so special is that it is very hard to find a biography at a lower reading level like this(3.2). Full of line drawings and 2 time-lines in the back letting you know what was happening in Harriet's life as well as the rest of the world.
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good if you have a project to do about her. interesting info


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