The Story of Harriet Tubman: An Inspiring Biography for Young Readers (The Story of Biographies)

8yr old twins loved

Enjoyed reading this book to my child. The drawings are attention grabbing and it introduces my child to the history of slavery in America and the important people who actively fought against it such as Harriet Tubman. My child also found it easy to read.

This book is not what I expected. I wanted biography-style info about Harriet Tubman to read to my children, but this book assumes the reader doesn’t even know what slavery is. This is not the case for our family, so I was disappointed in how the material was presented and organized - at first. But once I read through it, I came to appreciate how the author pulled together historical information at a children’s reading level and the illustrations keep a child’s attention. I recommend letting your child read out loud to your family, rather than reading it to them yourself, like I did. It will definitely spark good conversation and be a great history lesson for the whole family.

I bought this because Harriet Tubman was a legit super hero and I was peeved they didn’t mention her during Black history month at my daughter’s school.I had to edit some of the language as it gives some descriptions of the physical abuse she endured while enslaved which can be a lot for little kids to hear. My daughter is 6 and was in awe of the bad-@ssery of Harriet’s life. I love how it pulls no punches on the story.It helped open up conversations on race and equality in today’s society as well. My daughter went to school after to tell everyone how awesome Harriet Tubman was, so mission complete.

The book gets into some very difficult topics in a very child friendly way. Had my daughter asking some great questions and even taught me a few things about Harriet Tubman I didn’t know. Worth the buy!

My gifted 5 yr. old daughter loves this book. It is her favorite and has read it several times.

bought multiple copies for holiday Toys for Kids - many happy kids - well written with beautiful illustrations

Any young reader willI enjoyed reading this book about a courageous young woman named Harriet Tubman. I feel adults can also learn some facts from reading this book. The author keep your attention by asking questions as you reading the story. The glossary also will help anyone look up answers easily if they miss a fact and need the information quickly. The book is a wonderful read for anyone.

The book is a short introduction about Harriet and her achievements. The timeline idea at the end of each section is wonderful 👍👍👍.

Such a good book especially if you consider talking about civil war with your kids. Very interesting and it explains Harriet Tubman’s life in a very good way. I love the fact that there’s a little quiz at the end so your kids can make sure they understood. + the drawings are amazing!

I was really impressed with her story. I can easily imagine how hard it was to do the right thing as a human being in the situation that supporting enslaved people was considered illegal based on the wrong laws. She must have a strong belief to her actions. I didn’t know she also had a great role in the civil war though it was sad she didn’t get the money she was promised.