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Escape North!

Series: Step into Reading 3

by Monica Kulling Illustrated by Teresa Flavin

An easy-to-read, page-turning account of Harriet Tubman's life, from her childhood in slavery to her years as a conductor on the Underground Railroad to her later work as a suffragette and as a spy in the Civil War. This remarkable true story brings to life one of America's greatest female role models.

Ages: 8, 10
Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5
Grade Level Equivalent: 3.1
Lexile Measure: 440L
DRA: 30
Guided Reading: N
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE
Number of Pages: 48
Genre: Biography, Biography and Autobiography, General Nonfiction, Dictionaries, Reference, Series