A biography of the black woman whose cruel experiences as a slave in the South led her to seek freedom in the North for herself and for others through the Underground Railroad.
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ea. vol: map. (Creative Minds Bks.). CIP. Carolrhoda. 1988. PLB $9.95. Grade 3-6 Ferris presents all the pertinent facts about her subjects, but in a narrative framework that includes invented dialogue, attributed emotions, and se lective highlighting of events. This makes for interesting, readable stories that still contain enough information for reports. Go Free or Die is the weaker of the two. It has some major discrepan cies with other sources, and traces Tub man's life only through her escape from slavery at age 28. The remaining 50 years of her lifeincluding her numer ous trips back South to lead other slaves to freedom, her Civil War activi ties, and her later yearsare covered in an 8-page afterword. Sam and Beryl Epstein's Harriet Tubman: Guide to Freedom (Garrard, 1968), geared to ap proximately the same age group, cov ers most of Tubman's life in an ade quate manner. Walking the Road to Freedom is better, although the black- and-white illustrations are boring and bland. Truth's long life is covered effec tively. Ann W. Moore, Lane Road Li brary, Columbus
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Gives you Everything on Harriet.,
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This review is from: Go Free or Die: A Story about Harriet Tubman (Creative Minds Biography) (Hardcover)
For school I was doing a report about Harriet Araminta Ross Tubman Davis. I looked up Jeri Ferris for a book because I had already read the one on Sourjourner Truth. When I read this book I got alot more info. than I thought I would. I did my report with no holes of info. missing. This book helped me so much, on my report I got an A+. It really really helped.
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This review is from: Go Free or Die: A Story about Harriet Tubman (Creative Minds Biography) (Hardcover)
My mother bought me these books when I was in the 3rd grade. They got me through many book reports and biography assignments in elementary school. I had never heard of Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth or Benjamin Banneker before. Even now that I am in college I remember things I learned from these books! I can't listen to a lecture on slavery or African-American women and not think about this book! These books are simple enough for any child to understand, and it might just spark they're interest in history too.
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This review is from: Go Free or Die: A Story about Harriet Tubman (Creative Minds Biography) (Carolrhoda Creative Minds Book) (Paperback)
5. The book is about Harriet Tubman and her getting free. She got taking away from her mother when she was young. She thought she would never get to see her mother again. But one day she got sick and they let her go back to her mother. She didn't have to go back because she never really got well. She finally got well enough that she could go outside.6. I think the story is a great story and I thnk anyone should read it. 7.I think the story had irony in it because I didn't think that she would see her mother again and I didn't think she would get sick either. 8. I rated the book five stars because it's the perfect book to read and the book is for anyone.
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It was the middle of the morning. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
underground road, slave catchers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North Star, Miss Susan, Nat Turner, Big House, Underground Railroad New!
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