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Before she was Harriet
- Title
- Before she was Harriet / Lesa Cline-Ransome ; illustrated by James E. Ransome.
- Author
- Cline-Ransome, Lesa
- Publication
- New York : Holiday House, [2017]
- ©2017
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | Sc+ F 18-139 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFF 18-248 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations; 29 cm
- 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.
- Subjects
- Slaves
- African American women
- African Americans
- Underground Railroad
- Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913
- Underground Railroad > Juvenile literature
- Biographies
- Juvenile works
- Slaves > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature
- African American women > Biography > Juvenile literature
- African Americans > Biography > Juvenile literature
- Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913 > Juvenile literature
- Fugitive slaves > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature
- Biography
- United States
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- Biography.
- Juvenile works.
- Awards (note)
- Booklist Editor's Choice/Books for Youth 2017
- School Library Journal Best Books 2017
- Charlotte Zolotow Award: Highly Commended 2018
- Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor 2018
- Call Number
- Sc+ F 18-139
- ISBN
- 9780823420476
- 0823420477
- LCCN
- 2016051680
- 40027682730
- OCLC
- 964624614
- Author
- Cline-Ransome, Lesa, author.
- Title
- Before she was Harriet / Lesa Cline-Ransome ; illustrated by James E. Ransome.
- Publisher
- New York : Holiday House, [2017]
- Copyright Date
- ©2017
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Awards
- Booklist Editor's Choice/Books for Youth 2017School Library Journal Best Books 2017Charlotte Zolotow Award: Highly Commended 2018Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor 2018
- Local Note
- Schomburg copy with dust jacket.
- Added Author
- Ransome, James, illustrator.Schomburg Children's Collection.
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40027682730
- Research Call Number
- Sc+ F 18-139JFF 18-248