Before She Was Harriet
by Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome
45 Total Resources 13 Awards 11 State Lists View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- African American
- Women / Girls
Year Published 2017
Word Count 427
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 193579, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- Underground Railroad
- African American women
- Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913--Juvenile literature
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women
- African Americans--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Social Activists
- Underground Railroad--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- African American women--Biography--Juvenile literature
- African Americans
- United States
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Slaves--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Slaves
- Tubman, Harriet
- Lists With This Book
- Sample: Skyline ELA Texts
- Black History Biographies
Our Original Resources 8
Meet-the-Author Recording with Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome about Before She Was Harriet
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Lesa Cline-Ransome
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Audio Name Pronunciation with James Ransome
Created by TeachingBooks
In-depth Written Interview with James Ransome
Created by TeachingBooks
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks

Teaching Guide from Coretta Scott King Book Awards
Created by Coretta Scott King Book Awards

Educator's Guide from Holiday House
Created by Holiday House
Book Readings 2

Complete Video Reading narrated by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Created by KidLit TV

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by various narrators
Created by Live Oak Media
Book Trailers 1

Video Book Trailer from Dreamscape Media
Created by Dreamscape Media
Awards & Distinctions 13

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2023
Illustrator Honor, 2018

Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2023
Commended, 2018

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Nonfiction Selection, 2018

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2022
Women's History Selection, 2018

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018

ILA Teachers' Choices Reading List, 2015-2020
Selection, 2018

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2022
Selection, 2018

Notable Poetry and Verse Novels, 2011-2023
Selection, 2018

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2022
Selection, 2017

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2022
Selection, 2017

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2017
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