byClaireDanielillustratedbyBruceEmmettHarrietTubmanAmericanHeroHarrietTubmanAmericanHeroAmericanHeroCopyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887–6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmericaISBN-10:0-15-350541-9ISBN-13:978-0-15-350541-6OrderingOptionsISBN-10:0-15-350335-1(Grade5Below-LevelCollection)ISBN-13:978-0-15-350335-1(Grade5Below-LevelCollection)ISBN-10:0-15-357539-5(packageof5)ISBN-13:978-0-15-357539-6(packageof5)Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.1234567891017912111009080706byClaireDanielillustratedbyBruceEmmettHarrietTubman’slifestandsoutinhistory.Shewasbornanenslavedpersonbutisbestknownforwhatshedidaftersheescaped.Today,sheisrememberedasawomanwhoputherownlifeindangertohelpothers.EarlyLifeHarrietTubmanwasborninMarylandaround1820,whenslaverystillexistedintheUnitedStates.Bothofherparentswereenslaved.Shebeganworkingwhenshewasfiveorsixyearsold.Herfirstjobwasasahouseservant.Whenshewastwelve,shewassenttoworkinthefields.3Whenshewasateenager,Harrietwasinjuredinanaccident.Themaninchargeoftheenslavedpersonshadbecomeinfuriatedatafieldhand.Harrietsteppedinbetweentheoverseerandthefieldhand.Thebosspickedupaheavyweightandthrewit.TheweighthitHarrietinthehead.Itwasablowthataffectedherfortherestofherlife.Fromtheno...
