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Gr 3–5—Mia Ellis dramatically narrates Lesa Cline-Ransome's poetic text in this adaptation of the picture book that shifts backward in time, highlighting the many roles Harriet Tubman assumed during her life. Mellow guitar and piano music frame the presentation with the occasional help of a violin and banjo. James E. Ransome's luminous watercolor paintings are minimally animated—a train moves through a landscape of hills and towns as smoke drifts out of chimneys. The animation is less eff...Log In or Sign Up to Read More