Moses : when Harriet Tubman led her people to freedom / Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Kadir Nelson.
2006
E444.T82 W43 2006 (Mapit)
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Title
Moses : when Harriet Tubman led her people to freedom / Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Kadir Nelson.
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
0786851759
9780786851751
9780786851751
Publication Details
New York : Hyperion Books for Children, c2006.
Language
English
Description
1 v. : col. ill. ; 30 cm.
Call Number
E444.T82 W43 2006
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.
Note
"Jump at the sun."
Audience
Ages 5-8.
Awards
Caldecott Honor, 2007.
Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award, 2007.
Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award, 2007.
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