Moses by Carole Bosten Weatherford.

Moses. Written by Carole Bosten Weatherford. Illustrated by Kadir Nelson. 2006. ISBN: 0-7868-5175-9. Childrens Nonfiction Book. Winner of the Coretta Scott King award and Caldecott Honor. African American History. Ages 5+.

This picture book tells the story of Harriet Tubman. It tells her personal story of escape, and and overview of the stories of the dozens of other escapes she led. It uses three different voices to tell the story; narrative, first person (of Harriet), and first person (of God).

The pictures in the book are watercolor, pen and pastels. They are dark and detailed, which allows the reader to feel the gravity of Harriet's situation. The illustrator uses different text types to bounce from narrator to Harriet to God and incorporates the text into the pictures, as to make the reader imagine that it is more of a photograph taken of exactly when God was speaking to Harriet.

The book has historical forwards and afterwords to explain more of what Harriet Tubman did, and how she was a 'Moses' to her people. It is a great way to introduce who Harriet Tubman was and the concepts of slavery and the Underground Railroad. For and activity, students should understand the seriousness of Harriet's situation and they should plot her journey from Maryland to Pennsylvania on a map.