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Before she was Harriet  Cover Image Book Book

Before she was Harriet / Lesa Cline-Ransome ; illustrated by James E. Ransome.

Cline-Ransome, Lesa, (author.). Ransome, James, (illustrator.).

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780823420476
  • ISBN: 0823420477
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Holiday House, [2017]

Content descriptions

Summary, etc.:
A lush and lyrical biography of Harriet Tubman, written in verse. An evocative poem and opulent watercolors come together to honor a woman of humble origins whose courage and compassion make her larger than life.
Awards Note:
Booklist Editor's Choice/Books for Youth 2017
School Library Journal Best Books 2017
Charlotte Zolotow Award: Highly Commended 2018
Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor 2018
Subject: Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913 > Juvenile literature.
Tubman, Harriet, 1820?-1913.
Tubman, Harriet, 1820?-1913.
Slaves > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African American women > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Underground Railroad > Juvenile literature.
Slaves > United States > Biography.
African Americans > Biography.
African American women > Biography.
Underground Railroad.
African American women.
African Americans.
Slaves.
Underground Railroad.
United States.
Genre: Biographies.
Biography.
Juvenile works.
Biographies.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Essex County Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Essex Public Library J B TUBMAN (Text) 311784 JB Reshelving -


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