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bibliography Biographies Biographies. biography Biography. History. Juvenile works. Picture books.McDonough, Yona Zeldis.
Summary: A biography of the ninteenth-century woman who escaped slavery and helped many other slaves get to freedom on the Underground Railroad.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 TUBCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 921 TUBMcDonough, Yona Zeldis.
Summary: "No one knows where the term Underground Railroad came from--there were no trains or tracks, only "conductors" who helped escaping slaves to freedom. Including real stories about "passengers" on the "Railroad," this book chronicles slaves' close calls with bounty hunters, exhausting struggles on the road, and what they sacrificed for freedom. With black-and-white illustrations throughout and a...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.7 MCDCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J900 WHACopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Blk His What McDonoughWilliams, Carla
Summary: Provides information about the Underground Railroad, a network of people in the U.S. who helped slaves escape to freedom; looks at the activities of some of the people who played significant roles in the fight to free the slaves; and explains the signals used to communicate with runaway slaves.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.7 WILPlatt, Christine A.
Summary: This title introduces readers to Harriet Tubman and how she became a shero to free as many slaves as possible through the Underground Railroad.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon 2020
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: 973.71 PLACopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE PLAHaskins, James
Summary: Discusses the Underground Railroad, the secret, loosely organized network of people and places that helped many slaves escape north to freedom.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 1993
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 973.7 HASPetry, Ann Lane
Summary: A biography of the famous woman who worked to free her people on the Underground Railroad.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Crowell 1955
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Summary: An introduction to the life of the civil rights heroine and suffrage activist describes how she repeatedly risked her life to save dozens of slaves and became an equal rights icon in post-Civil War.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 TUBGorrell, Gena K. (Gena Kinton)
Summary: Details the history of the Underground Railroad from the roots of slavery through the post-Emancipation era by focusing on the lives of the participants.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 1997
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.7115 GORKramer, Barbara
Summary: Presents the life of Harriet Tubman, highlighting her brave actions on the Underground Railroad that helped lead more than seven hundred slaves to freedom.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2020
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE KRAPinkney, Andrea Davis
Summary: "Born enslaved, Harriet Tubman rose up to become one of the most successful, determined and well-known conductors of the Underground Railroad. With her family's love planted firmly in her heart, Harriet looked to the North Star for guidance--and its lighthelped guide her way out of slavery. Her courage made it possible for her to help others reach freedom too"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Gayle, Sharon Shavers.
Summary: Introduces Harriet Tubman, from her birth into slavery, through her daring escape to freedom in the north, to her tireless efforts during the Civil War to free other slave via the Underground Railroad.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin Paperbacks 2003
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE GAYCline-Ransome, Lesa
Summary: A lush and lyrical biography of Harriet Tubman, written in verse. An evocative poem and opulent watercolors come together to honor a woman of humble origins whose courage and compassion make her larger than life.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 TUBCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB TUBMAN CLIDoak, Robin S. (Robin Santos)
Summary: After escaping from slavery when she was a young woman, Harriet Tubman devoted herself to helping others do the same. Readers will discover how Tubman became the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad, rescuing her family members and dozens of others from plantations in the south and helping them reach safety in the north.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 TUBWilkins, Ebony
Summary: "If You Traveled on the Underground Railroad answers all of kids' most important questions about the Underground Railroad."--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.7 WILCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.7 WILHamilton, Virginia
Summary: Recounts the journey of Black slaves to freedom via the underground railroad, an extended group of people who helped fugitive slaves in many ways.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1993
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.7115 HAMKennon, Caroline
Summary: The Underground Railroad was the massive effort by slaves and free people to secretly bring thousands of blacks to freedom in the North during the 19th century. This thought-provoking book will capture readers imaginations and fill them with awe for the brave conductors and passengers on the Railroad. Theyll learn about the many safe havens, called depots, that housed fugitives and the secret...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.7 KENTate, Don
Summary: Presents the life of black abolitionist William Still, son of an escaped slave, who helped his people through his work with Philadelphia's Anti-slavery Society and the Underground Railroad.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Peachtree Publishing Company Inc. 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 STIMara, Wil.
Summary: This book introduces the youngest readers to Harriet Tubman.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 TUBNofi, Albert A.
Summary: Describes the loosely organized networks of people, both free and slave, who helped fugitives from the South escape slavery to freedom in the North or in Canada.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 2000
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.7115 NOFRappaport, Doreen.
Summary: Describes an incident in the life of John Parker, an ex-slave who became a successful businessman in Ripley, Ohio, and who repeatedly risked his life to help other slaves escape to freedom.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Jump at the Sun 2000
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.7115 RAPSummary: An illustrated introduction to the life of Harriet Tubman, who spoke out against slavery in the United States and saved hundreds of African Americans by leading them North on the Underground Railroad.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Collins 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 TUBCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB TUBMAN SKEYoussef, Jagger
Summary: "Harriet Tubman's feats as a heroic conductor on the Underground Railroad led to her biblical nickname-Moses. She led a significant number of enslaved people to freedom and, remarkably, never lost a "passenger." Tubman's service in the Union army as a scout and spy during the Civil War is less known but further evidence of her truly extraordinary character. This captivating volume uses Tubman's...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 TUBFord, Carin T.
Summary: Explains the early plight of the slaves and their run for freedom during and after the Civil War.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.7115 FORAdler, David A.
Summary: A comprehensive introduction to the life and achievements of the heroic former slave details how after managing her own escape, Harriet Tubman returned thirteen times to guide other slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad, in a portrait that also relates her subsequent contributions as a wartime cook, nurse, spy, and suffragist.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2013