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32 pp.
| Whitman |
September, 2006 |
TradeISBN 0-8075-0395-9$15.95
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Susan Keeter.
This vignette depicts a childhood incident in which a foreman whipped Harriet Tubman after she picked and ate an apple--an event that may have served as a catalyst in the life of the Underground Railroad leader. The illustrations present far too pristine a picture of slave life on a plantation, but the slight story is an accessible introduction to Tubman.