A Picture Book of Harriet Tubman by David Adler

Title: A Picture Book of Harriet Tubman
Author: David A. Adler
Illustrator & Photographer: Samuel Byrd
Publisher / Date: Holiday House, Inc / 1992
Genre: Biography, Picture Book
Themes: Biography, overcoming odds, slavery, history
Summary: Snippets from the life of Harriet Tubman, a slave who became a leader in the Underground Railroad. 
Curriculum Connections: Grades 2-5 Social Studies: Slavery, Underground Railroad; Famous Americans
Notes: Appropriately written biography for children but needs to be supplemented with other biographies about Tubman for a more complete look at Tubmann's life. 

Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad by Ellen Levine

Title: Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad
Author: Ellen Levine
Illustrator: Kadir Nelson
Publisher / Date: Scholastic / 2007
Genre: Historical Fiction, Picture Book
Themes: Historical fiction, Slavery
Summary: Henry is a slave who takes a risk in search of freedom by hiding in a shipping box and mailing himself to a northern free state.
Curriculum Connections: Grades 2-5 Social Studies: Slavery, Underground Railroad
Notes: The title suggests this is a true story but it is listed as fiction, which may confuse some readers. Click below to access a free lesson plan about the underground railroad using this book from Scholastic.
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/collateral.jsp?id=32442
Click below for a letter to students from the illustrator.
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/collateral.jsp?id=38913