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jenmangler's review against another edition
4.0
This is a gorgeous book! I love how the book uses the names she was given or chose to use to tell the story of the many important roles she played in this country.
_reading_with_kate_'s review against another edition
Loved the structure of the information
the_herbal_carnivore's review against another edition
I thoroughly loved how this was such a well-written poetical story of Harriet's life. I love how it shares all of her different roles, which I think is such an important part to share about a women's life. Harriet was incredibly courageous, brave and had a tenacity that we could all probably use a little more of.
bickie's review against another edition
Good overview to begin a more in-depth look at Harriet Tubman's life and all her activist work. Each spread contains a poem about a role Harriet played (Moses, General, et al), working chronologically backward from old age. While beautiful, the short poems do not have a lot of detail about each role, so be prepared to look into these with the class. I really appreciate the equal treatment of different aspects of her experiences and activism. She embodies Angela Davis's quote, "You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time."
ec_dee13's review against another edition
5.0
This book, on the 2018 list of notable poetry books selected by a NCTE committee, tells the story of Harriet Tubman’s life in reverse chronological order. This made the story feel very fresh and different compared to other stories I have read about her. It also detailed things about her later life that I did not know. The illustrations were vivid and beautiful. I think that mid-late elementary age students would really love this book, because it gives some new information, and tells a story in a bit of a different way. I “read” this book as a video with read-along on Hoopla from my library. I liked the movement in the pictures, and the ability to hear the poem read with great rhythm. Something I felt was lacking in the digital experience was seeing the form of the poetry on the page, which I really like.
jaij7's review against another edition
5.0
A gorgeous book! Love that this story is very poetic and powerful. Harriet was also a wife, a sister and so much more than the amazing woman we all remember her for, as are all heroes. This book shows kids that the everyday can make you a hero as well. LOVE this.
lattelibrarian's review against another edition
5.0
What a beautiful book! The narrative is stunning, lyrical, poetic, and the illustrations are lifelike and absolutely beautiful. I learned so much from this book--so much that I feel like I should have learned in school, or at least on my own time. What I also hugely appreciated was how Harriet Tubman was visually connected with movement--and therefore, progress. It's just. An amazing book that every child and classroom should have.
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pink_distro's review against another edition
4th grade classroom library review series:
5! such beautiful illustrations, like honestly breathtaking. the text is super short, but it depicts different stages of Harriet Tubman's personal and political life. and while the text is short, it's quite moving and written forcefully.
i think the emotion of the illustrations really helps make the stories of the Combahee River raid and other parts of Harriet Tubman's legacy stick with people, including young kiddos!
5! such beautiful illustrations, like honestly breathtaking. the text is super short, but it depicts different stages of Harriet Tubman's personal and political life. and while the text is short, it's quite moving and written forcefully.
i think the emotion of the illustrations really helps make the stories of the Combahee River raid and other parts of Harriet Tubman's legacy stick with people, including young kiddos!