Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Harriet Tubman was born into slavery in 19th Century America, but managed to escape and gain her freedom. Follow this amazing biography of a woman who was prepared to risk her own life to save others from the slavery she had escaped, and learn about the Underground Railroad that she used to achieve this. Topaz/Band 13 books offer longer and more demanding reads for children to investigate and evaluate. Text type: A biography Curriculum links: History; Citizenship This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Welcome to The Cabinet of Curiosities. Please enter. No, really, come in. The Curators are delighted you are here. They invite you to turn a page, pull open a drawer, peek inside a room, slither into a nook. In fact, they insist. Sometimes visitors to the cabinet find it rewarding to dive right into the middle. You could try that. You could flip back and forth. Start your exploration at the very end. Or the beginning. The important thing is that you are here. Oh, do come in The Curators guarantee you will find something curious.