Before She Was Harriet

An evocative poem and stunning watercolors come together to honor an American heroine in a Coretta Scott King Honor and Christopher Award-winning picture book. We know her today as Harriet Tubman, but in her lifetime she was called by many names. As General Tubman she was a Union spy. As Moses she led hundreds to freedom on the Underground Railroad. As Minty she was a slave whose spirit could not be broken. As Araminta she was a young girl whose father showed her the stars and the first steps on the path to freedom. This lush, lyrical biography in verse begins with a glimpse of Harriet Tubman as an old woman, and travels back in time through the many roles she played through her life: spy, liberator, suggragist and more. Illustrated by James Ransome, whose paintings for The Creation won a Coretta Scott King medal, this is a riveting introduction to an American hero. The paperback edition includes a new author's note, and a list of resources for further study. • A Junior Library Guild Selection • A Coretta Scott King Honor Book • A Christopher Award winner • A Jane Addams Children's Honor Book

• | Author: Lesa Cline-Ransome
• | Publisher: Holiday House
• | Publication Date: June 11, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 32 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0823444295
• | ISBN-13: 9780823444298