Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford, Illustrated by Kadir Nelson.

Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford, Illustrated by Kadir Nelson.

Summary: Harriet Tubman talked to God, she could not be a slave anymore and God told her that it was time to flee to freedom. Harriet trusted in him, always talking to him. She did not tell anybody of her plans to leave, but instead sang a song the night of her escape. She walked a long time, all the while God was guiding her way. She got help from a nice lady, but soon it was back to traveling. There a few times that she was almost caught, but she prayed to God and He answered. God kept her safe. There times she felt as if she couldn’t go any longer, her feet even started to bleed. However, again she would pray to God, and he would answer. He would say that freedom is where she is going, and he would guide her the rest of the way until she finally reached freedom. She felt like a whole new person. But, there was still something she had to do; she had to get her family. She worked hard, and even found a church that worked as a stopping place for the Underground Railroad. Here she worked learning all the tunnels, and all the safe places. Once she has learned all that she needed, she went back for her family and brought them back to family. Even though, she had her family back, she felt God calling her back to help more people reach freedom. Harriet talked to God about it because she did not thing she was the right person, but God said that He knew all that she had went through, and He has given her everything she needed. He told her to be the Moses of her people. And, so, Harriet went back, again and again, guiding people to freedom.

Review: This book tells the amazing story of Harriet Tubman and her journey to freedom, coupled with the magnificent paintings of Kadir Nelson. This would be a terrific book of for any lesson on the Underground railroad. While the books is mainly appropriate for ages 7 through 10, i believe that younger and older readers would appreciate the book. I would absolutely have this in my classroom library!