Moses When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom

Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom

A.Weatherford, Carole

B.Nelson, Kadir

C.Hyperion Books for Children, 2006

D.Fictional Picture Book

E.Ages 5-8

Caldecott Honor
Corretta Scott King Award

G.This book is about Harriet Tubman and her journey to freedom. Harriet Tubman was a slave in Maryland who desperately wanted to be free. In this book it shows her relationship with God and how she thought he was telling her to hang in there, that everything would be alright. She finally makes it to Philadelphia where she feels like she is in heaven. Risking her own life she returns south to help rescue her family. In the end she leads many people to freedom.

H.I really loved this book a lot. I thought it was a very informative book but it was interesting at the same time. Even in college i have been taught about Harriet Tubman so for children to be exposed to that at such a young age is a really wonderful thing. I really loved the illustrations and the colors that were used as well. My favorite part of the book was how you could see who was talking. When God was talking the font was much larger and in a different color. I thought that the illustrator did such a wonderful job with the pictures. The colors were so beautiful and the detail was so precise. I thought this was a great book and i would definatly use this in my classroom.

I.I think that this book could be combined with a social studies lesson on slavery. Many children learn about slavery in elementary school and this would be a fun way to help them see one story of a woman who desperately tried to help people. It also shows the children that helping people is a very important thing so both of these ideas could be used and integrated into the curriculum.