This quintessential middle grade biography of Harriet Tubman now
features a cover by NAACP Image Award winner and Caldecott Honor
illustrator Kadir Nelson, a foreword by National Book Award finalist
Jason Reynolds, and additional new material. A selection of the
Schomburg Center's Black Liberation Reading List.
Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad was praised by
the New Yorker as "an evocative portrait," and by the Chicago
Tribune as "superb." It is a gripping and accessible portrait of the
heroic woman who guided more than 300 enslaved people to freedom.
Harriet Tubman was born in slavery and dreamed of being free. She was
willing to risk everything--including her own life--to see that dream
come true. After her daring escape, Harriet became a conductor on the
secret Underground Railroad, helping others make the dangerous journey
to freedom.
This award-winning introduction to the late abolitionist, which was
named an ALA Notable Book and a New York Times Outstanding Book,
includes additional educational back matter such as a timeline,
discussion questions, and extension activities.