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

by Carole Boston Weatherford

Book Overview

A Caldecott Honor Book
A Coretta Scott King Award Winner

From a highly acclaimed author and bestselling artist comes a resounding, reverent tribute to Harriet Tubman, the woman who earned the name Moses for her heroic role in the Underground Railroad.

I set the North Star in the heavens and I mean for you to be free...

Born into slavery, Harriet Tubman hears these words from God one summer night...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786851759
• ISBN13: 9780786851751
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.8" x 11.6"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4

Customer Reviews

Inaccurate quality descriptions!

Havent read the book yet as I'm using it for our homeschool next year... BUT the quality is atrocious! Labeled as "good", yet the book has been severely water damaged. The hardback book is bowed, and the pages crinkled and stuck together to the point that they are ripping trying to pull them apart! I want my money back. Ugh!

Beautiful!

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

I wish there were more stars!

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.

Freedom

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

Moses Love This Book!

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!

Wonderful Story

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.