Harriet Tubman, Force of Nature
A biography in poems
by Caroline Brewer
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Pub Date Sep 02 2025 | Archive Date Oct 02 2025
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Description
The extraordinary story of Harriet Tubman’s life, leadership, spirituality, and relationship with nature, told through powerful poetry and collage.
Harriet Tubman, Force of Nature celebrates the life of the hero of the Underground Railroad with the power of hip-hop-style rhythm and rhyme accompanied by luminous, rough-edged collage.
When Harriet Tubman was born enslaved in Dorchester County, Maryland, in 1822, nobody knew this tiny Black girl-child would be so rooted in the natural world. Nobody knew she would find her way by the stars or move through the woods as silently as an owl or hear God speaking to her in trances. Nobody knew that, against all odds, she would use her oneness with the environment and spirit to escape the brutality that was slavery, rescue hundreds of others from the same fate, embrace the joys of freedom, and become a national hero.
Nobody knew she would become a force of nature.
With compelling poetry perfect for reading aloud and luminous collage illustrations, Caroline Brewer brings readers of all ages the story of Harriet Tubman in a way it has never been told before.
Includes glossary, index, source notes, and map.
Advance Praise
"Engaging and informative, these compassionate poems will resonate with readers, and together with the exquisitely crafted illustrations, will bring the important story of Harriet Tubman to life. Highly recommended for all school and public libraries."- School Library Journal
"In this elegantly crafted biography, Brewer offers young readers a series of rhyming poems that follow Harriet Tubman's life, from her time as an enslaved child in Maryland, through her work as a conductor in the Underground Railroad and Civil War spy, to her final days in Auburn, New York."- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
" A tour de force among poetic biographies, this focus on Tubman as a "force of nature" offers a dynamic way to engage with a popular historical figure that will slide perfectly into ELA and social studies curricula. Though an extensive number of Tubman biographies already exist, this one deserves to be added to your shelves and brought out for readers all year round." - Booklist
