Title: Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom
Author: Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrator: Kadir Nelson
Publisher and date of Publication: Hyperion Books for Children, 2006
Genre: Picture Book, Biography
Author: Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrator: Kadir Nelson
Publisher and date of Publication: Hyperion Books for Children, 2006
Genre: Picture Book, Biography
Age Range: K-3rd Grade
Awards: Caldecott Honor Book, Coretta Scott King Award
Summary: This books explains the journey of Harriet Tubman and the journey she had in leading slaves to freedom. It explains it in terms that beginning readers could understand and is appropriate for young readers. This is a spiritual book and shows what God said to Harriet in bigger words to emphasize how important it was for her to trust God. There is even an author's note in the back of the book that explains Harriet Tubman's story in greater detail.
Response: I enjoyed this book alot, although it might be a little much for kindergarteners. This book makes you feel like you are there with Harriet the whole way on her journey. I think this book could teach second-third graders a lot about what Harriet Tubman went through to be free and what all slaves had to endure. I loved the illustrations in this book. The pictures were so big, it felt like you were there in the book. I also liked the way the words that God spoke to Harriet on her journey were bigger than the rest.
Teaching Ideas: This book has a lot of teaching applications. You could read this book in Feb. during Black History month, or when you are studying slavery in the south. You could visit harriettubman.com and learn more about her. She was compared to Moses in the Bible leading his people to freedom. Scholastic.com has a lesson plan for this book where students make a train from construction paper and put different things on it, such as, a summary of the story or people that might have been on the "train" that Harriet was leading.
Summary: This books explains the journey of Harriet Tubman and the journey she had in leading slaves to freedom. It explains it in terms that beginning readers could understand and is appropriate for young readers. This is a spiritual book and shows what God said to Harriet in bigger words to emphasize how important it was for her to trust God. There is even an author's note in the back of the book that explains Harriet Tubman's story in greater detail.
Response: I enjoyed this book alot, although it might be a little much for kindergarteners. This book makes you feel like you are there with Harriet the whole way on her journey. I think this book could teach second-third graders a lot about what Harriet Tubman went through to be free and what all slaves had to endure. I loved the illustrations in this book. The pictures were so big, it felt like you were there in the book. I also liked the way the words that God spoke to Harriet on her journey were bigger than the rest.
Teaching Ideas: This book has a lot of teaching applications. You could read this book in Feb. during Black History month, or when you are studying slavery in the south. You could visit harriettubman.com and learn more about her. She was compared to Moses in the Bible leading his people to freedom. Scholastic.com has a lesson plan for this book where students make a train from construction paper and put different things on it, such as, a summary of the story or people that might have been on the "train" that Harriet was leading.
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