Before She was Harriet (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Books)

A picture book biography of Harriet Tubman, written in verse.
We know her today as Harriet Tubman, but in her lifetime she was called by many names. As General Tubman she was a Union spy. As Moses she …

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