Below is an annotated list of children's literature for the elementary classroom. The books are organized by the Six Elements of Social Justice Curriculum Design (Picower, 2007). It is based on work by pre-service teachers at Montclair State University. They have read and reviewed these books and provided insights into how they can be used in K-5 settings.

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Who Was Harriet Tubman?

Title : Who was Harriet Tubman?
Author: Yona Zeldis McDonough
Illlustred by: Nacy Harrison
Ages: 8-12
Grade Level: 2-6

About the Book:
The story of Harriet Tubman begins with a brief description of who was Harriet Tubman and how she grew into brave and daring young woman. She was brave to escape from slavery, after bring whipped by owners many times. She was courageous to help others get their freedom by escaping; that she then became known as “Moses”.
The book explores Harriet Tubman life from her birth as slave to her struggles that lead for freedom. The book look at her life in Maryland to the first time she heard about the Underground. The books also explores how she was able to unite the black and white people to stand together to address social injustice that the African American were facing on daily basis.
Element: Social Movements and Social Change
This book is adequate and great way to introduce element four of social movement and social change. From this book kids will learn about slavery, the civil war, and how one person can change the world. It will gave a message of hope to many of our students, that people will overcome anything if they are courage and brave enough to stand for the right cause.
This book would be great introduction to the civil right movement during the Black History Month. It will help students understand the hardships that African American had to go through to get their voice heard. As future teacher, one of the activities that I will enjoy doing with my students is a timeline about the important dates and events in the American history. I will ask my students to add their own events in this timeline, to help them understand that they are also part of history, and that they are making history each and every day.

Teacher Lesson Resource
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Harriet_Tubman/
http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/byrnes-famous/tubman.html
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/SSLAHarrietTubmanUndergroundRailroadCivilWar46.htm
http://americanhistory.mrdonn.org/undergroundrailroad.html
To find a copy of this book, please use link below:
http://www.amazon.com/Who-Was-Harriet-Tubman-Was/dp/044842889X $5.99
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/books/ $4.49


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