I Am Harriet Tubman
Written by Grace Norwich
Illustrated by Ute Simon
This new addition to the “I Am” biography series allows middle grade readers to discover who Harriet Tubman was on their own. It is filled with realistic pencil drawings, maps, graphs and data boxes telling students about Harriet’s tips for survival, her fights for women’s rights and other helpful information about the times.
The format of this biography works well for educators involved with the common core. Students can find the meaning for words in the glossary, use the index when writing their own reports and check the websites included for further information. It is a quality non-fiction book written in an accessible narrative fashion that students will enjoy reading. They will find themselves deeply imbedded in the story and looking over their shoulders to see if they are being followed.
Teachers or librarians can use this book for read aloud time to introduce students in grade three or grade four to the genre of biography. Literacy skills strengthened include: reading for information, reading an index, using a glossary, reading maps and using picture clues to enhance comprehension.
Title: I Am Harriet Tubman- Author: Grace Norwich
- Illustrator: Ute Simon
- Publisher: Scholastic, 2013
- Reviewer: Elizabeth Swartz
- Format: Paperback, 127 pages
- ISBN: 978-0-545-48436-7
- Genre: Nonfiction, Biography
