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Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom (Caldecott Honor Book)

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There will never be enough books about Harriet Tubman and the journey she took to free slaves from the South. MOSES: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford brings to light Black history we can neither forget nor allow our children to forget.

The historical story of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad is classic. The illustrator, Kadir Nelson, enhanced the words and actions that connect you along with the spiritual inspiration that kept Harriet moving, hiding and finally reaching freedom in Philadelphia. God told Harriet this was just the beginning, she was going to go back and free others, which came to pass with the underground railroad that kept the slaves safe while traveling to freedom.

This book is a must for all children to have in their libraries. The book is large in size and bold in color, portraying Harriet as a powerful, yet humble woman doing God's will. MOSES will keep any young child's attention from the beginning to the very last page. I applaud the author and illustrator for letting the journey continue and keeping the light shining so we will always keep our children in touch with Black history and teach them about the people who were instrumental in getting us to where we are today.

Reviewed by Kalaani
of The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers

Beautiful and emotionally engaging, the images truly support and reinforce the concepts in the text. Fear and fatigue are evident when Harriet Tubman "crouches for days in a potato hole [and] dreams she is buried alive" as is her determination to be strong and continue her fight another day. And the relief and release that comes to her when she finally finds herself on "free soil" in Philadelphia. The illustrations are of a real person, not caricature. Beautiful use of typography as well creates almost a call-and-response feel to some of the text. My favorite book of the year.

When Harriet Tubman led her people to freedom. I disagree, she started to lead the WHOLE WORLD to freedom. This book is excellent for helping children understand slavery, the underground railroad, and what Harriet Tubman did. I loved ths book and thought that it that it should have won the actual Caldecott award, although I am glad it won the Caldecott honor.

This book is about how Harriet Tubman escaped and helped other people escape slavery. It is written beautifully and does not bend the truth. But, the illustrations add to the wonderful story! I highly reccomend this book!

What I most appreciate about this book is the way it incorporates the role faith played in Harriet's life into the story of her leading daring escapes from slavery to freedom. Most of the history we learn in school attempts to secularize the truth about the people and events that we hold so dear, but this book does a phenomenal job in telling a more accurate, unbiased story of a remarkable woman. Illustrated by Kadir Nelson (who is GIFTED!!!!!), this is a welcome addition to any children's (or adult's, for that matter) library. I know am already collecting a slew of books

This book is a wonderful story of the Underground Railroad with so much meaning because it incorporates Harriet's faith with the life that she lived. The illustrations are fantastic and the poetry is beautiful, telling this story with emotion and reality like never before.

This is a wonderful inspirational book I found for my grandchildren. You do not need to be of African heritage to appreciate the message that it was God that got her through her trying circumstances. Great history lesson too. Don't relegate it to Black History Month only.

This book introduces Harriet Tubman, but it probably does not have enough information to count for a school report. Check with your child's teacher.

Still, the poetic language, the prayerful contact with God, and the lightness/darkness illustrations will cement this book into your child's mind.

I teach children's literature at a major university and this text is an ecellent source for mulitcultural literature, as well as a beatifully illustrated text. A sure winner!

Love this book! What a beautiful story, told in lyrical form, about Harriet Tubman. My daugher (kindergartner) enjoyed it as well. We got it from the library first but we both agreed it should be part of our home library.

Length:: 2:17 Mins

Here is just a little video book review I put together about this great book!