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. |
| Note | Unavailable |