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When Harriet Met Sojourner
Two women with similar backgrounds. Both slaves; both fiercely independent. Both great, in different ways.
Harriet Tubman: brave pioneer who led her fellow slaves to freedom, larger than life . . . yearning to be free.
Sojourner Truth: strong woman who spoke up for African American rights, tall as a tree . . . yearning to be free.
One day in 1864, the lives of these two women...more
Harriet Tubman: brave pioneer who led her fellow slaves to freedom, larger than life . . . yearning to be free.
Sojourner Truth: strong woman who spoke up for African American rights, tall as a tree . . . yearning to be free.
One day in 1864, the lives of these two women...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
October 16th 2007
by Katherine Tegen Books
(first published October 1st 2007)
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This is an appealing picture book with good information about two strong black women born as slaves -- Harriet Tubman, whose given name was "Araminta," and Sojourner Truth, whose given name was Isabella Bomefree (in Dutch, bomefree means "tall tree," and she was very tall! 6 feet!) The two have an imagined meeting in Boston in 1864 where they each say, "I've heard of you."
The illustrations in the book are very colorful, and the character's faces show much. I found it a little confusing, however...more
The illustrations in the book are very colorful, and the character's faces show much. I found it a little confusing, however...more
This very basic outline of Harriet Tubman's and Sojourner Truth's biographies, beginning with their childhoods -- as Elizabeth and Araminta. The story relates that they were both born into slavery, how they overcame slavery, and how they helped others to be free. I did not know that they had met each other, until I read this book. Harriet -- Araminta -- tried to save people even as early as age 7, when she was nearly killed while defending a little boy who was trying to escape the slave overseer...more
This is a story of two incredible women, Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth. Born into slavery, both were fighters; hardship and cruelty could not stop the vision of freedom that held fast within each. The fictional meeting between the women occurs in Boston after a reader has been witness to two lives dedicated to the cause of justice and equality. The illustrations are done in rich Earth tones, setting a somber mood, and the eyes of each character vividly display emotions such as fear, sorrow,...more
Suggested for 9 year olds in What to Read When: The Books and Stories to Read with Your Child--and All the Best Times to Read Them
Fabulous book! Learned a lot of good information about both women. I would definitely use this in the classroom when discussing the Underground Railroad.
when harriet met sojourner they... what? no notes or photos were taken, so you end up w/a nice bio of the two women but don't what happened.
A bit superficial about two amazing women.
Good book to use for the civil rights time period
This is a wonderful picture book biography of Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth. The text is simple enough for a younger reader to understand, but doesn't talk down, and offers a lot of solid biographical information. The illustrations, by Shane W. Evans, are what really makes the book, though; Tubman, Truth, and the other people around them come to life in these drawings, which evoke wonderful expression in very simple lines.
May 11, 2013
Jen Froehler rasanen
marked it as to-read
Apr 18, 2013
Chris
marked it as to-read
Apr 03, 2013
Lizziepeps
marked it as to-read
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