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Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom (Caldecott Honor Book) (original 2006; edition 2006)

by Carole Boston Weatherford, Kadir Nelson (Illustrator)

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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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Title:Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom (Caldecott Honor Book)
Authors:Carole Boston Weatherford
Other authors:Kadir Nelson (Illustrator)
Info:Hyperion Book CH (2006), Edition: First Edition, Hardcover, 48 pages
Collections:Your library
Rating:*****
Tags:Biography, American history, Female Heroes, Family trials, Civil Rights, Awards, Christian Beliefs, Courage, Perseverance

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Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford (2006)

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This book teaches about the journey that Harriet Tubman went on in her faith and in her escape from slavery.
This book would be great for a teacher to speak on understanding history and slavery for the older kids. For the younger kids, trusting the path that God is leading you n and putting faith in Him. ( )
  elliemarte | Apr 1, 2024 |
Forward- an introduction to slavery. Author’s note - this is a fictional story based on facts, with imagined conversations with God depicted as the source of Tubman’s courage. Afterward tells more about her life.
  VillageProject | Jul 25, 2023 |
This beautifully illustrated book takes readers along as readers learn about the bravery of Harriet Tubman, Mother Moses as the author calls her, and all that she did to help lead human lives to a life of freedom and change. ( )
  kad065 | Apr 5, 2023 |
This book has excellent art and is a great history. ( )
  JRobinW | Jan 20, 2023 |
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I set the North Star in the heavens and I mean for you to be free....

Born into slavery, Harriet Tubman hears these words from God one summer night and decides to leave her husband and family behind and escape. Taking with her only her faith, she must creep through the woods with hounds at her feet, sleep for days in a potato hole, and trust people who could have easily turned her in.

But she was never alone.

In lyrical text, Carole Boston Weatherford 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. Courageous, compassionate, and deeply religious, Harriet Tubman, with her bravery and relentless pursuit of freedom, is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit.

This is a unique and moving portrait of one of the most inspiring figures of the Underground Railroad. Kadir Nelson's emotionally charged paintings embody strength, healing, and hope.
  NativityPeaceLibrary | May 28, 2022 |
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To the ancestors who fought for freedom, and for freedom's children everywhere --CBW

For my mother, grandmothers, great-grandmothers, great-greats...and all of the mothers and daughters who have led the way. --KN
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On a summer night, Harriet gazes at the sky and talks with God.
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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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This poetic book is a resounding tribute to Tubman's strength, humility, and devotion. With proper reverence, Weatherford and Nelson do justice to the woman who, long ago, earned over and over the name Moses.
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