Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level Harriet Tubman was born into slavery in 19th Century America, but managed to escape and gain her freedom.Follow this amazing biography of a woman who was prepared to risk her own life to save others from the slavery she had escaped, and learn about the Underground Railroad that she used to achieve this. Topaz/Band 13 books offer longer and more demanding reads for children to investigate and evaluate. Text type: A biographyCurriculum links: History; CitizenshipThis book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.