Before She was Harriet by Lesa Cline-Ransome

Before She was Harriet by Lesa Cline-Ransome

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

Before She Was Harriet, by Lesa Cline-Ransome, was named a Coretta Scott King Honor Book, was nominated for an NAACP Image Award, and won the Christopher Award. Benny Goodman & Teddy Wilson: Hitting the Stage as the World's First Black-and-White Jazz Band and Just a Lucky So and So: The Life of Louis Armstrong are two of her other books.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780823420476
ISBN 10	0823420477
Title	Before She was Harriet
Author	Lesa Cline Ransome
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Holiday House Inc
Year published	2017-11-07
Number of pages	32
Prizes	Commended for Coretta Scott King Award (Illustrator) 2018
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.