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  • January 18, 2011
    "Meticulous about what is known and what is not confirmed, the simple prose is eloquent in describing how Tubman started as a passenger on the Underground Railroad and went on to become one of its...
  • December 21, 2010
    “This entry in the Know Your Government series is of special and timely interest.
  • November 17, 2010
    “The first really complete and accurate children’s book on the life of the Quaker abolitionist….Carefully researched, and written in a lively and compelling style, this book will introduce young re
  • October 22, 2010
    Kem Knapp Sawyer "begins with a valuable historical overview of displaced persons after World War I and II and then describes the past and present efforts of refugee-aid groups…A clear, dispassiona
  • September 6, 2010
    “A useful biography of good quality that recognizes both the work of a woman and the continuing contributions of a centenarian.” (School Library Journal, December 1993)