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Trailblazers: Harriet Tubman: A Journey to Freedom
Bring history home with you and meet some of the world's greatest game changers! Get inspired by the true story of the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad. This biography series is for kids who loved Who Was? and are ready for the next level.
Fans of the movie Harriet can find out more in this biography! In 1849, Harriet Tubman crossed a very important line--the Mason-Dixon Line. She had escaped slavery! Despite grave risks, she went on to become the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad, helping hundreds of enslaved people reach freedom. From an early age, Harriet always had deep faith and a strong sense of justice. Find out how she became one of history's greatest trailblazers!
Trailblazers is a biography series that celebrates the lives of amazing pioneers, past and present, from all over the world. Get inspired by more Neil Armstrong, Jackie Robinson, Jane Goodall, Harriet Tubman, Albert Einstein, Beyoncé, and Simone Biles. What kind of trail will you blaze?
Fans of the movie Harriet can find out more in this biography! In 1849, Harriet Tubman crossed a very important line--the Mason-Dixon Line. She had escaped slavery! Despite grave risks, she went on to become the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad, helping hundreds of enslaved people reach freedom. From an early age, Harriet always had deep faith and a strong sense of justice. Find out how she became one of history's greatest trailblazers!
Trailblazers is a biography series that celebrates the lives of amazing pioneers, past and present, from all over the world. Get inspired by more Neil Armstrong, Jackie Robinson, Jane Goodall, Harriet Tubman, Albert Einstein, Beyoncé, and Simone Biles. What kind of trail will you blaze?
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192 pages, Paperback
Published October 1, 2019
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About the author
Sandra Agard
5 books2 followersShe is a British storyteller, author, playwright, and cultural historian, born in Hackney, London.
Her work is rooted in African and Caribbean oral storytelling traditions, and she has been performing, writing,
and facilitating storytelling projects for over forty years across the UK and internationally. Sandra is widely known
for her work with children and young people, blending history, performance, and literature to explore themes of
identity, culture, freedom, and resilience.
She is the author of children’s non-fiction and biography, including
Trailblazers: Harriet Tubman – A Journey to Freedom and
The Bristol Bus Boycott, and co-editor of
Where We Find Ourselves, an anthology exploring maps, place, and belonging.
Her short stories and poems have appeared in several anthologies, including
Unheard Voices (edited by Malorie Blackman) and
Time for Telling. In 2022, Sandra A. Agard was elected an
Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and received the
Benson Medal for outstanding service to literature.
Alongside her published work, Sandra regularly performs live storytelling and works with schools, libraries,
museums, and cultural organisations, including the British Library and the
Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre.
Her work is rooted in African and Caribbean oral storytelling traditions, and she has been performing, writing,
and facilitating storytelling projects for over forty years across the UK and internationally. Sandra is widely known
for her work with children and young people, blending history, performance, and literature to explore themes of
identity, culture, freedom, and resilience.
She is the author of children’s non-fiction and biography, including
Trailblazers: Harriet Tubman – A Journey to Freedom and
The Bristol Bus Boycott, and co-editor of
Where We Find Ourselves, an anthology exploring maps, place, and belonging.
Her short stories and poems have appeared in several anthologies, including
Unheard Voices (edited by Malorie Blackman) and
Time for Telling. In 2022, Sandra A. Agard was elected an
Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and received the
Benson Medal for outstanding service to literature.
Alongside her published work, Sandra regularly performs live storytelling and works with schools, libraries,
museums, and cultural organisations, including the British Library and the
Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre.
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September 18, 2023
This Trailblazers biography series for middle grade (8-10 years) brings an incredible role model who with her achievement inspires to take positive action to tackle the problems that surround us.
Harriet Tubman, born around 1820 as Araminta Ross on a plantation in Maryland, is good at working outdoors. She is hired to work alongside her father, who teaches her about the natural world. The skills that would come very useful once on the run. While working in the field, her path crosses with Quaker woman who is driving by with her wagon. They speak briefly every time they see each other, not to draw attention to them. When Harriet decides to take a chance at freedom, she takes a risk and stops at Quaker woman’s house at night. It turns out to be one of the houses on the Underground Railroad.
In Philadelphia, she quickly becomes a conductor of the Underground Railroad, helping others to escape farther north. During the Civil War, she becomes a nurse, tracker, and a spy. After the Civil War, she becomes women’s rights activist, and remains the strong supporter until her death.
This inspiring story of a very courageous and determined woman offers incredible role model, who despite having all odds against her, achieves unachievable with her drive and imagination.
The story of Harriet is engaging and has a good flow. The book is filled with inserts which explain many terms including slavery and what it involved, how enslaved people communicated between themselves through songs. It is a very informative and impressive story.
Harriet Tubman, born around 1820 as Araminta Ross on a plantation in Maryland, is good at working outdoors. She is hired to work alongside her father, who teaches her about the natural world. The skills that would come very useful once on the run. While working in the field, her path crosses with Quaker woman who is driving by with her wagon. They speak briefly every time they see each other, not to draw attention to them. When Harriet decides to take a chance at freedom, she takes a risk and stops at Quaker woman’s house at night. It turns out to be one of the houses on the Underground Railroad.
In Philadelphia, she quickly becomes a conductor of the Underground Railroad, helping others to escape farther north. During the Civil War, she becomes a nurse, tracker, and a spy. After the Civil War, she becomes women’s rights activist, and remains the strong supporter until her death.
This inspiring story of a very courageous and determined woman offers incredible role model, who despite having all odds against her, achieves unachievable with her drive and imagination.
The story of Harriet is engaging and has a good flow. The book is filled with inserts which explain many terms including slavery and what it involved, how enslaved people communicated between themselves through songs. It is a very informative and impressive story.
January 14, 2020
A must read if you don't know her story. Simple and straightforward read.
January 16, 2021
A ton of new facts I hadn't learned from previous books
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