FEATURES & DETAILS:
- Copyright: 2003
- Language: English, Spanish
- Color
- MARC records, Catalog Card Kit and Single Main Entry Cards are available
- Features: Discussion Questions & Activities
- Technical: Single Layer, Single Sided, Full Screen
- DVD Region: ALL
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PRODUCT SUMMARY
Less than 200 years ago, thousands of African-American men, women and children were enslaved right here in the United States of America. One brave woman not only dared to escape, but also risked her own life time and time again in order to free hundreds of others. In Harriet Tubman, kids will get an up-close look at the life of this famed conductor on the Underground Railroad while learning about the daily life of enslaved people and the dangers faced by those who fought to free them. Part of the multivolume Great Americans for Children DVD Series. A Teacher's Guide is included and available online.
EDITORIAL REVIEWS
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...excellent...quality reenactments interwoven with commentary and discussion from an engaging host...solid historical context...nicely paced, well-edited, tightly scripted...Highly recommended."- Video Librarian (Jan/Feb 2003)"The videos will both inform and entertain youngsters…All the videos offer information that will provide for lively and interesting discussion…These excellent productions will be useful for individual or group viewing and will circulate well in school and public libraries."- School Library Journal (April 2003)
FULL REVIEWS
Video Librarian (January 2003)
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"You may be familiar with Harriet Tubman's role in helping slaves escape to the north on the Underground Railroad, but did you know that she was also a nurse and a spy during the Civil War, and that she started schools and senior homes for freed slaves? An excellent entry in the 12-volume Great Americans for Children series, Harriet Tubman profiles the life of this extraordinary woman--who earned the laudatory nickname "Moses"--through quality reenactments interwoven with commentary and discussion from an engaging host and panel of diverse kids (who discuss the weighty theme of slavery at intervals, never watering down its horrifying seriousness). Providing solid historical context, helpful maps, and relevant vocabulary, this nicely paced, well-edited, tightly-scripted program brings to life a truly great American, while also reminding us that freedom should never be taken for granted. The other titles in the series include: Susan B. Anthony, Cesar Chavez, Benjamin Franklin, Eleanor Roosevelt and Martin Luther King, Jr. Highly recommended.