| When Harriet Met Sojourner Contributor(s): Clinton, Catherine (Author), Evans, Shane W. (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0060504250 ISBN-13: 9780060504250 Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2007 Annotation: Parallel stories follow two pivotal figures in American history--Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth--in this picture book that celebrates the unique contributions of these two important women. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - African-american - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Social Activists |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2006019099 |
| Lexile Measure: 1030 |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 10.2" W x 10.1" (0.95 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Black History |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 119705 Reading Level: 6.0 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The life stories of two pivotal figures in American history--Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth--are explored in this powerful text paired with spectacular artwork. A beautiful, uplifting book that is sure to inspire interest in these strong, amazing women. (School Library Journal) This powerful picture book relates the lives of Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth on alternating pages, leading up to the day they likely met in Boston in 1864. Share this book in the classroom or at home as an introduction to these two American heroes. A strong companion to such books as Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom and Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad. Compellingly told with a sure storyteller's cadence. Both women renamed themselves, taking ownership of their lives and leading and inspiring others on the road to freedom. (School Library Journal) Shane W. Evans's art in When Harriet Met Sojourner was praised as having a strength of line and eloquence of expression that would suit a mural and that will carry well in a group showing. (Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books) His books include We March and 28 Days: Moments in Black History that Changed the World. |
Contributor Bio(s): Clinton, Catherine: - Catherine Clinton is the author of Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom and Fanny Kemble's Civil Wars. Educated at Harvard, Sussex, and Princeton, she is a member of the advisory committee to the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, and holds a chair in U.S. history at Queen's University Belfast. Evans, Shane W.: -Shane W. Evans is the illustrator of more than thirty picture books for children, including The Way a Door Closes by Hope Anita Smith, a Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award winner, and the author and illustrator of Olu's Dream. He has exhibited his art in West Africa and Paris and in Chicago, New York, and other major U.S. cities. He lives in Kansas City, Missouri, where he runs Dream Studio, a community art space. |