Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad is a great book, it is written and illustrated like a comic book. The book describes her life from her early days of being a slave to her escape from the south and her remarkable and heroic work with the underground railroad. This book portrays Harriet Tubman as a very brave, motivated woman. She assisted hundreds of slaves to gain their freedom, without any thought of the consequences she may face if she had been caught. In her later years, Harriet helped out the army as a spy and scout. When the war ended she worked with women’s rights groups and raised money for schools. This book describes her life from beginning to end, her whole life she had helped others. She is a very important person in history that will educate children on the importance of fighting for what they believe in and why they should never give up.

My seven year old stepson selected this book from all the other children’s biographies at the library. I am confident the comic book appeal had something to do with his decision. After reading this book with him, we were both surprised how excellent it was. Harriet Tubman is someone every child should be taught about. As a future teacher I will use this book along with textbooks to help teach a lesson on her.

In a classroom environment I would have my students draw their own comic on Harriet Tubman’s life. They could pick one part of her life they found the most interesting and illustrate it in a comic. Children could also put on a play using characters from the book. In the book it explains that Harriet would sing songs to warn slaves about upcoming dangers in their journey. The children could write their own songs.