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Moses : when Harriet Tubman led her people to freedom /

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.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956 (Author)
Group Author: Nelson, Kadir (Illustrator)
Published: Hyperion Books for Children,
Publisher Address: New York :
Publication Dates: [2006]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Tubman, Harriet, > 1820?-1913 > Juvenile literature
Tubman, Harriet, > 1820?-1913
Slaves > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature
Underground Railroad > Juvenile literature
African American women abolitionists > Biography > Juvenile literature
Abolitionists > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature
African American women > Biography > Juvenile literature
Women > Biography > Juvenile literature
Slaves
Summary: 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.
Item Description: "Jump at the sun."
Carrier Form: 42 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Audience: Ages 5-8.
Elementary Grade.
660
Awards: Caldecott Honor Book, 2007.
Coretta Scott King Award, Illustrator, 2007.
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2007.
Notable Book for a Global Society award winner, 2007
ISBN: 0786851759
9780786851751
Index Number: E444
CLC: K837.128.7-43
Call Number: K837.128.7-43/T885W

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