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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 305.567092 EAN: 9780140561968 ISBN: 014056196X Label: Puffin Manufacturer: Puffin Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 40 Publication Date: December 01, 2000 Publisher: Puffin Reading Level: Ages 4-8 Studio: Puffin Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Book Description: This beautifully written book, illustrated by four-time Caldecott Honor recipient Jerry Pinkney, makes the story of Harriet Tubman's childhood accessible to very young readers. As a young slave, nicknamed "Minty," Harriet Tubman was a feisty and stubborn girl with a dream of escape, and whose rebellious spirit often got her into trouble. Pinkney's expressive illustrations bring every emotion to brilliant life-from troubled sorrow to spirited hope for freedom. "Rich with melodrama, suspense, pathos, and a powerful vision of freedom. This exquisitely crafted book resonates well beyond its few pages." -Kirkus Reviews, pointer review Awards: ( Winner of the 1997 Coretta Scott King Award for Illustration ( An ALA Notable Book ( An American Bookseller "Pick of the Lists" ( A Time Magazine Best Children's Book of the Year ( Winner of the Christopher Award ( An IRA/CBC Children's Choice Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Good Classroom BookI used this book as part of a Black History Month. The class loved it. Rating: - A powerful bookEight-year-old "Minty," a fictionalized version of a young Harriet Tubman, suffers greatly while working as a slave on a Maryland plantation. Her rebellious nature adds an extra degree of conflict, and she has several traumatic experiences. With the guidance of her father, she starts planning to escape. Scenes of Minty with her family are very tenderly rendered in this 1997 Coretta Scott King Award winner. Illustrator Jerry Pinkney effectively combines pencils and watercolors to add an ... Read More Rating: - Minty the girlMinty was treated awful wiped to her bones. Most of us don't know how badly Minty was treated and this story will help you under stand Black history please read this book and you will know how i feel. Rating:  - Young Harriet TubmanA fictionalized story mixed with facts about the young Harriet Tubman. It chronicles her life from the Maryland plantation from which she escaped, and provides details of what life was like as a slave on a plantation. Wonderful book that is dramatic and full of interesting details about a famous American. Harriet Tubman was a hero of her time and this book does an excellent job of telling her story. Schroeder's mixture of fact and fiction make this book a joy to read. Rating:  - The life of young Harriet Tubman.As a teacher, I found this book to be helpful in introducing my students to one of America's famous female heroines. This is an appropriate book for third to sixth grade students. Fifth and sixth graders should have an easy time reading this book; however, third and fourth graders will probably enjoy it more if it is read to them. Pinkney's illustrations are wonderful. If you enjoyed his use of pencil, colored pencils, and watercolors in other books (e.g. The Patchwork Quilt) then you'll ... Read More 
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